Definition of swartnext
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
  • Jim is the only one standing still, staring straight at the camera with his intense, dark-blue eyes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Small described the shooter as a male who was wearing dark clothing and black and white shoes.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • An Iranian amateur boxer was shot and killed by Iranian security forces during ongoing anti-regime protests near Tehran, and his father spent a week searching before identifying his body in a black body bag.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The innocent girl turned jaded seductress, peeling off her sheer black lingerie to pose for the camera.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
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 1 Feb. 2026.

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