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nigrescent

[ nahy-gres-uh nt ]
/ naɪˈgrɛs ənt /

adjective

tending toward black; blackish.

Nearby words

  1. nighty,
  2. nighty-night,
  3. nigiri,
  4. nigiri-zushi,
  5. nigra,
  6. nigrify,
  7. nigrities,
  8. nigritude,
  9. nigrosin,
  10. nigrosine

Origin of nigrescent

1745–55; < Latin nigrēscent- (stem of nigrēscēns, present participle of nigrēscere to turn black, grow dark), equivalent to nigr- (stem of niger) black + -ēscent- (see -esce, -ent)
Related formsni·gres·cence, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for nigrescent

nigrescent

/ (naɪˈɡrɛsənt) /

adjective

blackish; dark
Derived Formsnigrescence, noun

Word Origin for nigrescent

C18: from Latin nigrescere to grow black, from niger black; see Negro 1
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