English Explanatory Dictionary

nigrescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Approaching blackness; blackish, dark-coloured.

Pronunciation

/nɪˈɡɹɛsənt/ /naɪˈɡɹɛsənt/

Word forms

nigrescent more nigrescent most nigrescent

Etymology

From Latin nigrescens, present participle of nigrescere (“to grow black”), from niger (“black”). By surface analysis, Latin nigr(ēre) + -escent. See negro.

Synonyms

black

Related words

albescent erubescent flavescent virescent

Derived words

nigrescence
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