Minimal pairs
adj
Freq #131222
Meanings
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adj
dark in color or complexion; now chiefly archaic or literary and potentially offensive when applied to a person
A swart bank of storm clouds gathered above the harbor.
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Etymology
From Middle English swart and Old English sweart ("black or dark"), from Proto-Germanic swartaz. It is related to German schwarz and survives in English mainly as an archaic or literary adjective.