What's the difference between swarthiness and swarthy?

Swarthiness


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark complexion; tawniness.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "And you are the swarthy ever-ready cock of a horny-handed son of the soil who is a little bit middle-class and can quote Latin.
  • (2) Over the course of 500 pages he wrestles a swarthy rage he names "the Fury", battens down his cravings, sprays spit and snot and blood and urine, recounts his misdemeanours, finds friendship, and falls in love.
  • (3) It's difficult to get one's Review Show bloomers in a twist over, say, The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue , a Spanish "eco-zombie" boggler in which swarthy extras lumber, plank–armed, through the Peak District while dressed like Jethro Tull after an industrial farming tragedy (sample line: "I'm mad about apples!").
  • (4) With his rotund figure, swarthy complexion, harrumphing manner, horn-rimmed spectacles, transatlantic tones and tendency to lurk loquaciously about the aisles at the interval, he was a familiar figure at West End openings.
  • (5) The role of Sherif Ali was pivotal in the film’s dramatic scheme, and Sharif’s swarthy, romantic aura was played off to great effect against the blue-eyed blondness of O’Toole’s Lawrence.

Swarthy


Definition:

  • (a.) Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as, swarthy faces.
  • (v. t.) To make swarthy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "And you are the swarthy ever-ready cock of a horny-handed son of the soil who is a little bit middle-class and can quote Latin.
  • (2) Over the course of 500 pages he wrestles a swarthy rage he names "the Fury", battens down his cravings, sprays spit and snot and blood and urine, recounts his misdemeanours, finds friendship, and falls in love.
  • (3) It's difficult to get one's Review Show bloomers in a twist over, say, The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue , a Spanish "eco-zombie" boggler in which swarthy extras lumber, plank–armed, through the Peak District while dressed like Jethro Tull after an industrial farming tragedy (sample line: "I'm mad about apples!").
  • (4) With his rotund figure, swarthy complexion, harrumphing manner, horn-rimmed spectacles, transatlantic tones and tendency to lurk loquaciously about the aisles at the interval, he was a familiar figure at West End openings.
  • (5) The role of Sherif Ali was pivotal in the film’s dramatic scheme, and Sharif’s swarthy, romantic aura was played off to great effect against the blue-eyed blondness of O’Toole’s Lawrence.

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