negress

Ne·gress

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nee-gris]
- /ˈni grɪs/
- /ˈniː.ɡrəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nee-gris]
- /ˈni grɪs/

Definitions of negress word

noun negress a term used to refer to a black woman or girl. 1
noun negress (dated, literary, now considered offensive, or, ethnic slur) A black female. 1
countable noun negress A Negress is a woman with dark skin who comes from Africa or whose ancestors came from Africa. 0
noun negress a Black woman 0
noun negress a black (Negro) woman or girl 0

See all 5 definitions of negress

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Origin of negress

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

From the French word négresse, dating back to 1780-90. See Negro, -ess

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Parts of speech for Negress

noun

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verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Negress

negress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

negress usage trend in Literature

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