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Negroness
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English
Etymology
From en Negro ness.
Noun
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en chiefly US The state of quality of being of black African origin, or of having qualities, experiences etc. characteristic of black people. from 20th c.
en 1937 w:Zora Neale Hurston Their Eyes Were Watching God Amistad 2013 144 [S]he was cruel to those more negroid than herself in direct ratio to their negroness.