Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swarthness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swarth-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of swarthiness.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Or where parch'd Afric vehemently glows, In all the swarthness of autumnal fires"

Etymology

From swarth + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: swarth

Usage

Questions

What does swarthness mean?: Archaic form of swarthiness.
Where does swarthness come from?: From swarth + -ness.

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