English adjective: swarthy | |||
1. | swarthy naturally having skin of a dark color | ||
Samples | A dark-skinned beauty. Gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks. A smile on his swarthy face. `swart' is archaic. | ||
Synonyms | dark-skinned, dusky, swart | ||
Similar | brunet, brunette | ||
Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
Antonyms | blond, blonde, light-haired | ||