as in dark
not having a pale complexion in bodice rippers the hero is often a swart man of passion and mystery

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Adjective
  • The sky was cloudless and dark with the moon’s light now below the horizon.
    Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Bordered by antique wood pillar columns, the custom wood and glass front doors lead into a rotunda foyer displaying dark polished hardwood floors that run throughout the interiors.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Geirþrúður has wrapped a large towel around herself but her shoulders are still bare and her December-dark hair is wet and wild and possibly blacker than it’s ever been.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • From the balcony, Kate appeared still, serene and composed in an all-black ensemble, accessorized with a black hat, scarf, her RAF brooch and the traditional red poppy.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Elements of her can be found on Lioness in Zoe Saldaña’s Joe McNamara, a CIA operative trying to save the world from the swarthy — terrorists in Season One, Mexican cartels in Season Two — while raising two girls.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Swart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swart. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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