negritude
negritude · negritudes
The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the…The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc. of African heritage; blackness.
/ˈnɛɡɹɪˌtjuːd/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc. of African heritage; blackness.
an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From French négritude (coined by Aimé Césaire), from nègre (“Negro”) + -itude.From French négritude (coined by Aimé Césaire), from nègre (“Negro”) + -itude.
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Forms
plural: negritudes| Singular | negritude |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcoolitude
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable