"nigrescent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /nɪˈɡɹɛsənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /naɪˈɡɹɛsənt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more nigrescent [comparative], most nigrescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin nigrescens, present participle of nigrescere (“to grow black”), from niger (“black”). See negro. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} nigrescent (comparative more nigrescent, superlative most nigrescent)
  1. Approaching blackness; blackish, dark-coloured. Synonyms: black Derived forms: nigrescence Related terms: albescent (english: becoming white), erubescent (english: becoming red), flavescent (english: becoming yellow), virescent (english: becoming green)

Verb [Latin]

Forms: nigrēscent [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=nigrēscent}} nigrēscent
  1. third-person plural future active indicative of nigrēscō Tags: active, form-of, future, indicative, plural, third-person Form of: nigrēscō
    Sense id: en-nigrescent-la-verb-W-D-0fDi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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