Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negress

/ˈniːɡɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: negress
IPA: /ˈniːɡɹɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black female.

Dated; Literary

noun

Alternative letter-case form of negress.

Example Sentences

"Directly they were trotted off in their little pea-green and gilt carriage, guardian negress and all, I went into the shop, about which I had all this time been loafingly prowling, and called, clapping my hands, for some violet sherbet, […]"
"Hardly anywhere in the world will you find a negress driving a car. A negress acting as a chauffeur is still more extraordinary. Barely conceivable even in Harlem, but that was certainly where the car was from."
"1995, A. J. Verdelle, The Good Negress (book title)"

Etymology

From French négresse, from nègre. Equivalent to Negro + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Negro

Usage

Inflected Forms

negresses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mulattress negro negroid Latina Muslimah

Synonyms

negrette niggerette niggeress niggress nigress BIPOC BME colored colored person minority nonwhite person of color

Questions

How do you pronounce negress?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈniːɡɹɪs/.
What does negress mean?: A black female.
Where does negress come from?: From French négresse, from nègre. Equivalent to Negro + -ess.

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