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
  • Set dark green pieces aside separately.
    Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Thanks to its high altitude and exceptionally dark skies, this location offers stunning views of the Milky Way and countless stars.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Jackie Tohn looks elegant in a white button-down top and black flowing skirt at the Venice Family Clinic HEART Gala in Culver City, California, on April 18.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In Islam, a man is not allowed to touch a woman, so three women then came towards me dressed in black.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Sporting Robert Shaw’s distinctive fisherman’s cap, flinty and crooked grin, and swarthy mutton-chop sideburns, Gildart Jackson’s is an evocative portrayal of Robert Shaw.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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“Swart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swart. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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