negress
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negress¹
- /ˈniːɡɹɪs/
Where it comes from
From French négresse, from nègre. Equivalent to Negro + -ess.
noun negresses · Negress
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A black female.
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, […]
Similar: negrette, niggerette, niggeress, niggress, nigress, BIPOC, BME, colored, colored person, minority, nonwhite, person of color
Negress²
- /ˈniːɡɹɪs/
Where it comes from
From French négresse, feminine of nègre, equivalent to Negro + -ess.
noun Negresses
- Alternative letter-case form of negress
Translations
Talk about this word "negress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/negress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. negress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/negress "negress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/negress.Cite this
@misc{negress_2026,
title = {negress},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negress},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
