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Meaning of "Negress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEGRESS

Negress  [ˈniːɡrɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEGRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Negress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEGRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Negro

The word “Negro” is used in the English-speaking world to refer to a person of black ancestry or appearance. The word negro denotes 'black' in the Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the ancient Latin word, niger, 'black', which itself ultimately is probably from a Proto-Indo-European root *nekw-, 'to be dark', akin to *nokw- 'night'. "Negro" superseded "colored" as the most polite terminology, at a time when "black" was more offensive. This usage was accepted as normal, even by people classified as Negroes, until the later Civil Rights movement in the late 1960s. One well-known example is the identification by Martin Luther King, Jr. of his own race as 'Negro' in his famous 1963 speech I Have a Dream. During the American Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, some black American leaders in the United States, notably Malcolm X, objected to the word "Negro" because they associated the word Negro with the long history of slavery, segregation, and discrimination that treated African Americans as second class citizens, or worse. Since the late 1960s, various other terms have been more widespread in popular usage.

Definition of Negress in the English dictionary

The definition of Negress in the dictionary is a female Black person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEGRESS


actress
ˈæktrɪs
aris
ˈærɪs
doris
ˈdɒrɪs
fortress
ˈfɔːtrɪs
Harris
ˈhærɪs
Horace
ˈhɒrɪs
iris
ˈaɪrɪs
kris
krɪs
mattress
ˈmætrɪs
Maurice
ˈmɒrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
Morris
ˈmɒrɪs
ogress
ˈəʊɡrɪs
Osiris
əʊˈsaɪrɪs
Paris
ˈpærɪs
Polaris
pəˈlɑːrɪs
tigress
ˈtaɪɡrɪs
Tigris
ˈtaɪɡrɪs
verdigris
ˈvɜːdɪɡrɪs
waitress
ˈweɪtrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEGRESS

Negri Sembilan
Negrillo
Negritic
Negrito
negritude
Negro
Negro spiritual
negrohead
Negroid
negroidal
Negroism
negroni
Negrophil
Negrophile
Negrophilism
Negrophilist
Negrophobe
Negrophobia
Negrophobic

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEGRESS

act of congress
address
African National Congress
aggress
congress
Continental Congress
digress
egress
in progress
Indian National Congress
ingress
Library of Congress
Member of Congress
onward progress
Pan-Africanist Congress
progress
regress
retrogress
Trades Union Congress
transgress
work-in-progress

Synonyms and antonyms of Negress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Negress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEGRESS

Find out the translation of Negress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Negress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Negress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Negress
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

negra
570 millions of speakers

English

Negress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Negress
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زنجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

негритянка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

negra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আফ্রিকার নিগ্রো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Noire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Negress
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Negerin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黒人の女性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Negress
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Negress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn bà da đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Negress
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढे जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zenci kadın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

negra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Murzynka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

негритянка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

negresa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νέγρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

negerin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Negress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Negress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Negress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGRESS»

The term «Negress» is regularly used and occupies the 75.088 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Negress
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEGRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Negress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Negress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Negress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEGRESS»

Discover the use of Negress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Negress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kara Walker: Narratives of a Negress
A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the work of contemporary artist Kara Walker.
Ian Berry, 2003
2
The Free Negress Elisabeth
Tells the story of Elisabeth Samson, a free eighteenth-century black Suriname woman with millions of dollars who was determined to marry a white man in defiance of established conventions.
Cynthia Mc Leod, 2008
3
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky: A Novel
Harold D. Vursell Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Heidi W. Durrow, 1995
4
The White Negress: Literature, Minstrelsy, and the ...
The White Negress investigates literary and cultural texts by Jewish and African American women, opening new avenues of inquiry that yield more complex stories about Jewishness, African American identity, and the meanings of whiteness.
Lori Harrison-Kahan, 2011
5
Adelaide Zaire, of Guadaloupe, an emancipated negress
Thomas Sims, Adelaide Zaire. SECTION VII. Adelaide's last illness — her exemplary patience. During the month of April 1838, Adelaide complained so much of a pain she suffered, in the chest, that it was deemed proper to seek medical aid ...
Thomas Sims, Adelaide Zaire, 1839
6
Merely a Negress: A West African Story
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Stuart Young, 2012
7
Trade and Finance in Portuguese India: A Study of the ...
Number and Type of Slaves young kaffir young kaffir kaffir kaffir kaffir kaffir kaffir kaffir medium-sized kaffir young negress young kaffir, 2 negresses negress negress negress kaffir young negress 3 kaffirs 3 negresses 3 young negresses 2  ...
Celsa Pinto, 1994
8
HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Burger, Mr 2 males, 1 female, 5 children, 2 negroes, 1 Burgess, Samuel 1 female, 3 children, 1 negress. [negress. Bures, John 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, 1 negress. Burley, Edward 1 male, 1 female, 1 child. Burroughs, Thomas 1 male, 1 female, ...
DAVID T.VALENTINE, 1853
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The Europeans
She had let the proposal that she should regularly dine there fall to the ground; she was in the enjoyment of whatever satisfaction was to be derived from the spectacle of an old negress in a crimson turban shelling peas under the apple- trees.
Henry James, 2010
10
The Color of Sex: Whiteness, Heterosexuality, and the ...
Unlike his predecessors, however, Carroll's tempter is "a negress, who served Eve in the capacity of maid servant" (402). Through a cunning work of verbal fiat, this Negress "instilled into [Eve's] mind distrust of God; engendered in her heart ...
Mason Stokes, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEGRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Negress is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hilton Als on 'Voyage au Congo' and Race
(Als sometimes refers to himself as a "negress.") "Perhaps this film would best be shown as a double feature with something by [black ... «WordandFilm.com, Jul 15»
2
Waiting for the new Atticus Finch
In the story, once on board the Spanish slave ship San Dominic, Delano reflects on “naked nature” in the person of a “slumbering Negress” ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
3
Men Delivering Babies: The End of a Two-Century Fad
In the above study of 500 interviewed New York midwives, there included only one, one, “West Indian Negress.” It seems unlikely that an urban ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
4
Professor Zandria Robinson tweets whiteness is terror, they are …
Robinson also writes a blog called “New South Negress” where posted on the Confederate flag saying that: “White folks who think they don't ... «The Global Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
Memphis professor stirs up racial caldron
The Commercial Appeal tried to contact Robinson through her blog, New South Negress. Dr. Tom Nenon, acting department chair and dean of ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jun 15»
6
Dissolving Duality: The Deepening Disciplines of Devendra Banhart
Like you reading the Joan Miró poem [A Star Caresses the Breast of a Negress] on the audio tour at Tate Modern. You know about that? Wow ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
7
From the archive, 26 June 1964: Inviting an old friend to stay
For my friend Marian is a Negress, and I know I am not cut out to be a heroine in an integration crisis this summer of the Civil Rights Bill. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
Exclusive: The “Conscious Stripper” Explains Why She Exposed Dr …
Also, that negress term in steeped in racism. Stop it. ... A Negress is as a Negress does. ... Please stop with the racially offensive negress term. «Madame Noire, Jun 15»
9
Racism: death of a nation
One time a local boy married a negress (CRINGE) and it was a big scandal. They don't come around much anymore. Everyone is happier this ... «Scholars and Rogues, Jun 15»
10
How MoMA Workers Are Using Instagram to Put Faces on Contract …
... Occurred b'tween the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart” (1994) is the caption: “Out of pocket cost for birthing babies under ... «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»

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