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negro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • black adj Having the darkest possible color; reflecting no light.
  • dark adj Having little or no light.
  • ghostwriter noun A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
  • negro noun A dated and now offensive term for a Black person, once in common formal use but now considered outdated and inappropriate.
  • spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.

Senses

negro is used for these senses in English:

  • black (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
  • black (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
  • dark Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malevolent, malign.
  • ghostwriter A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
  • negro (dated, now, offensive) A person of black African ancestry.
  • spade (obsolete)

black — full definition

  1. adj Having the darkest possible color; reflecting no light.
  2. adj Belonging to or descended from certain ethnic groups, especially of African origin, with dark skin.
  3. adj Without milk or cream, said of coffee or tea.
  4. adj Secret or unofficial, especially relating to government or military operations.
  5. adj Grim, hopeless, or menacing.

dark — full definition

  1. adj Having little or no light.
  2. adj Deep or intense in shade rather than light and bright.
  3. adj Secretive, sinister, or morally troubling.
  4. noun The absence of light; nightfall.

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