# swart

> English word · Adjective · IPA /swɔː(ɹ)t/ · frequency rank #79,105

## Definitions
1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
2. Black.
3. Gloomy; malignant.

## Etymology
From Middle English swart, from Old English sweart, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swerd-. Doublet of Schwarz.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swart