nigrescent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nigrescens, present participle of nigrescere (“to grow black”), from niger (“black”). See negro. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nɪˈɡɹɛsənt/, /naɪˈɡɹɛsənt/ Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === nigrescent (comparative more nigrescent, superlative most nigrescent) Approaching blackness; blackish, dark-coloured. [from 18th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:black ==== Derived terms ==== nigrescence ==== Related terms ==== albescent (“becoming white”), erubescent (“becoming red”), flavescent (“becoming yellow”), virescent (“becoming green”) === References === “nigrescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === centerings, centreings == Latin == === Verb === nigrēscent third-person plural future active indicative of nigrēscō