nigrescentadj.

Brit.

/nʌɪˈɡrɛsnt/,

/nᵻˈɡrɛsnt/, U.S.

/naɪˈɡrɛs(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nigrēscent-, nigrēscēns, nigrēscere.

Etymology: < classical Latin nigrēscent-, nigrēscēns, present participle of nigrēscere to grow black < nigr- , niger black (see niger n.¹) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (nəigre·sĕnt) /naɪˈɡrɛsənt/.

Blackish, dark-coloured; characterized by a blackish colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > blackish

blackOE

blackisha1450

dark-coloured?1523

blacky1594

nigrescent1725

nigresceous1887

1725 Thes. Ænigmaticus cxxi. 121 Sounding Pomp of Words Most splendidly nigrescent.

1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 531 The nigrescent [Port. nigricante] maculation of their pristine niveous candour.

1819 H. Busk Vestriad i. 272 The glossy ermine... Or scarcer sable with nigrescent locks.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 583 The Nigrescent Leprosy..is improperly called black, though it was so named by the Greeks.

1882 Entomol. Mag. Mar. 223 A. gibbera..has black halteres, as well as nigrescent alulets and wings.

1922 Bot. Soc. & Exchange Club Brit. Isles, Rep. for 1921 6 476 Cerastium nigrescens... The nigrescent character of the leaves seems to be due to the presence of chromate of iron in the soil. In ordinary soil the leaves lose the purple coloration.

1991 Observer 25 Aug. 64/5 Dr Light..wore a nigrescent suit, thus disobeying TV-am's well known ukase which states that in the morning women wear pastel colours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nigrescent
释义	nigrescentadj. Brit. /nʌɪˈɡrɛsnt/, /nᵻˈɡrɛsnt/, U.S. /naɪˈɡrɛs(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nigrēscent-, nigrēscēns, nigrēscere. Etymology: < classical Latin nigrēscent-, nigrēscēns, present participle of nigrēscere to grow black < nigr- , niger black (see niger n.¹) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (nəigre·sĕnt) /naɪˈɡrɛsənt/. Blackish, dark-coloured; characterized by a blackish colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [adjective] > blackish blackOE blackisha1450 dark-coloured?1523 blacky1594 nigrescent1725 nigresceous1887 1725 Thes. Ænigmaticus cxxi. 121 Sounding Pomp of Words Most splendidly nigrescent. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 531 The nigrescent [Port. nigricante] maculation of their pristine niveous candour. 1819 H. Busk Vestriad i. 272 The glossy ermine... Or scarcer sable with nigrescent locks. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 583 The Nigrescent Leprosy..is improperly called black, though it was so named by the Greeks. 1882 Entomol. Mag. Mar. 223 A. gibbera..has black halteres, as well as nigrescent alulets and wings. 1922 Bot. Soc. & Exchange Club Brit. Isles, Rep. for 1921 6 476 Cerastium nigrescens... The nigrescent character of the leaves seems to be due to the presence of chromate of iron in the soil. In ordinary soil the leaves lose the purple coloration. 1991 Observer 25 Aug. 64/5 Dr Light..wore a nigrescent suit, thus disobeying TV-am's well known ukase which states that in the morning women wear pastel colours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1725
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