adj
Meaning 1
Approaching blackness; blackish, dark-coloured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
nigrescent
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Received-Pronunciation: /nɪˈɡɹɛsənt/
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Received-Pronunciation: /naɪˈɡɹɛsənt/
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rhymes with -ɛsənt
History
Etymology
From Latin nigrescens, present participle of nigrescere (“to grow black”), from niger (“black”). By surface analysis, Latin nigr(ēre) + -escent. See negro.