nigrescent

[ nahy-gres-uh nt ]
/ naɪˈgrɛs ənt /

adjective

tending toward black; blackish.

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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)

OTHER WORDS FROM nigrescent

ni·gres·cence, noun

Words nearby nigrescent

nighty, nighty-night, nigiri, nigiri-zushi, nigra, nigrescent, nigrify, nigrities, nigritude, nigrosine, nigrostriatal
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British Dictionary definitions for nigrescent

nigrescent
/ (naɪˈɡrɛsənt) /

adjective

blackish; dark

Derived forms of nigrescent

nigrescence, noun

Word Origin for nigrescent

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