nigritude

[ nig-ri-tood, -tyood, nahy-gri- ]

noun

complete darkness or blackness.

Origin of nigritude

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin nigritūdō “blackness, black color,” equivalent to nigr- (stem of niger ) “black” + -i- connecting vowel + -tūdō noun suffix; see -i-, -tude

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NIH
NIHE
nihil
nihilism

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British Dictionary definitions for nigritude

nigritude

/ (ˈnɪɡrɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

rare blackness; darkness

Origin of nigritude

C17: from Latin nigritūdō, from niger black

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