nigritude


nigritude

(ˈnɪɡrɪˌtjuːd) nrare blackness; darkness[C17: from Latin nigritūdō, from niger black]

nig•ri•tude

(ˈnɪg rɪˌtud, -ˌtyud, ˈnaɪ grɪ-)

n. complete darkness or blackness. [1645–55; < Latin nigritūdō blackness, black color]

nigritude

the condition of being black; blackness.See also: Blackening and Blackness, Race