noirceur

French

Etymology

From noir +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nwaʁ.sœʁ/
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Noun

noirceur f (plural noirceurs)

blackness
Antonym: blancheur
black stain or mark
(figuratively) blackness; darkness (quality of being bad or evil)

Related terms

négritude
noir
noircir
noireté
noirté

Further reading

“noirceur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
“noirceur” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“noirceur” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.

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