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Definition of Swarthiness
1. Noun. A swarthy complexion.
Generic synonyms: Complexion, Skin Color, Skin Colour
Derivative terms: Dark, Dusky, Swarthy
Definition of Swarthiness
1. n. The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.
Definition of Swarthiness
1. Noun. The property of being swarthy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swarthiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swarthiness
Literary usage of Swarthiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Darwinism and Human Life: The South African Lectures for 1909 by John Arthur Thomson (1911)
"We can imagine conditions where swarthiness was a character of life-saving value,
where the possessors of inborn variations in the direction of swarthiness ..."
2. Progress of Science in the Century by John Arthur Thomson (1903)
"On the other hand, there might be many individuals in whom the constitutional
tendency in the direction of swarthiness was too weak and incipient to be of ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"With a swarthy hue. swarthiness ... The state of being swart or swarthy; swarthiness.
Snip. Diet. ..."
4. On diseases of the skin: A System of Cutaneous Medicine by Erasmus Wilson (1868)
"The remarkable swarthiness of the skin was very striking. A photograph of a sister
of the patient showed that the family tint of complexion was not deeper ..."
5. Darwinism and Human Life: The South African Lectures for 1909 by John Arthur Thomson (1911)
"We can imagine conditions where swarthiness was a character of life-saving value,
where the possessors of inborn variations in the direction of swarthiness ..."
6. Progress of Science in the Century by John Arthur Thomson (1903)
"On the other hand, there might be many individuals in whom the constitutional
tendency in the direction of swarthiness was too weak and incipient to be of ..."
7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"With a swarthy hue. swarthiness ... The state of being swart or swarthy; swarthiness.
Snip. Diet. ..."
8. On diseases of the skin: A System of Cutaneous Medicine by Erasmus Wilson (1868)
"The remarkable swarthiness of the skin was very striking. A photograph of a sister
of the patient showed that the family tint of complexion was not deeper ..."
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