nigrescent

American

[nahy-gres-uhnt] / naɪˈgrɛs ənt /

adjective

tending toward black; blackish.

nigrescent British

/ naɪˈɡrɛsənt /

adjective

blackish; dark

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Derived Forms

nigrescence

noun

Etymology

Origin of nigrescent

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin nigrēscent- (stem of nigrēscēns, present participle of nigrēscere “to turn black, grow dark”), equivalent to nigr- (stem of niger ) “black” + -ēscent- verb suffix meaning “becoming”; see -esce, -ent

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