nigrescent

[nahy-gres-uh nt]

adjective

tending toward black; blackish.

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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Historical Examples of nigrescent

Nigrescent, nī-gres′ent, adj. growing black or dark: approaching to blackness.
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British Dictionary definitions for nigrescent

nigrescent

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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