nigritude

noun

nig·​ri·​tude

ˈnigrəˌtüd,

-ə‧ˌtyüd

plural -s

archaic

: intense darkness : blackness

Word History

Etymology

Latin nigritudo, from nigr-, niger black + -tudo -tude

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