Added 10 October 2026

swart

/ˈswɔːt/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about swart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Naturally having skin of a dark color.
a dark-skinned beauty

Origin

From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz.

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swart

adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about swart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Origin

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about swart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →