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nigrescence

/naɪˈɡrɛsəns/

nigrescence noun: the process of becoming black or dark; blackening.

Noun

nigrescence (countable and uncountable, plural nigrescences)

  1. The process of becoming black or dark; blackening.
  2. A dark complexion.
  3. Blackishness.

nigrescence meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

nigrescence in Tamil

கருஞ்சாயல், கருவண்ணம்

nigrescence in Urdu

کالا پن, سیاہی

nigrescence in Bengali

কালো, অন্ধকার হওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া, কালচে ভাব, একটি কালো, শ্যামলা গাত্রবর্ণ

Forms of nigrescence

pluralnigrescences

Origin of nigrescence

Mid 19th century. From Latin nigrescens, present active participle of nigrescō. By surface analysis, Latin nigr(ēre) + -escence.

Questions about nigrescence

What does nigrescence mean?
Nigrescence means the process of becoming black or dark; blackening.
What is nigrescence in Tamil?
Nigrescence in Tamil is கருஞ்சாயல், கருவண்ணம். See Nigrescence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nigrescence?
Nigrescence is a noun.
How do you pronounce nigrescence?
Nigrescence is pronounced /naɪˈɡrɛsəns/.
What is the plural of nigrescence?
The plural of nigrescence is nigrescences.

Words near nigrescence in the dictionary

  1. nigraniline
  2. nigras
  3. nigre
  4. nigredo
  5. nigres
  6. nigrescence
  7. nigrescences
  8. nigrescent
  9. nigrescigenin
  10. nigress
  11. nigresses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nigrescence (page history and authors); nigrescence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nigrescence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nigrescence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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