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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being swarthy; tawniness; a dusky or dark complexion.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.

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  • noun The property of being swarthy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a swarthy complexion

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Examples

  • My mother used to call me her little Spaniard, because of my swarthiness, that is when my father was not near, for such names angered him.

    Montezuma's Daughter Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • The yellow mustache appeared incongruous in the midst of such swarthiness, while the clear blue of the eyes produced a feeling of shock on the beholder.

    A SON OF THE SUN 2010

  • Instead of the customary greased swarthiness of the race, her skin was clear and of a light-bronze tone, and her features less harsh, more felicitously curved, than those common to the blood.

    CHAPTER 22 2010

  • His body seemed leaner, because of the swarthiness of the skin.

    The Mexican 2010

  • The brown in me has been muted over the centuries to a hint of swarthiness that usually gets me accused of being Italian.

    Taxonomies Jason Lee Miller 2011

  • Despite his natural swarthiness and the stubble that darkened his cheeks and jaw, his face seemed pale.

    Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

  • Despite his natural swarthiness and the stubble that darkened his cheeks and jaw, his face seemed pale.

    Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010

  • It doesn't help, of course, that I bear a name and a countenance of sufficient swarthiness to increase the odds of my suitcase being "randomly" picked for a TSA inspection.

    Shashi Tharoor: Air Farce 2009

  • The jack-booted thugs in the federal government profile us because of our faith in Allah and the swarthiness of our skin.

    Archive 2009-07-19 2009

  • The contrast between Bobby Jindal and Charlie Crist on Meet the Press could not have been clearer, despite their mutual swarthiness.

    Baker: Run, Charlie, run! Peter Schorsch 2009

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