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Negroness

Negroness noun: the state of quality of being of black African origin, or of having qualities, experiences etc. characteristic of black people.

Noun

Negroness (uncountable)

  1. (US) The state of quality of being of black African origin, or of having qualities, experiences etc. characteristic of black people.
    • [S]he was cruel to those more negroid than herself in direct ratio to their negroness.1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Amistad, published 2013, page 144

Origin of Negroness

From Negro + -ness.

Questions about Negroness

What does Negroness mean?
Negroness means the state of quality of being of black African origin, or of having qualities, experiences etc. characteristic of black people.
What part of speech is Negroness?
Negroness is a noun.

Words near Negroness in the dictionary

  1. negrolatry
  2. negrolike
  3. Negroloid
  4. negromancy
  5. Negron
  6. Negroness
  7. negroni
  8. negronis
  9. Negrons
  10. negrophil
  11. negrophile

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