negritude

noun

ne·​gri·​tude ˈne-grə-ˌtüd  ˈnē- 

-ˌtyüd

1

: a consciousness of and pride in the cultural and physical aspects of African heritage

2

: the state or condition of being a Black person

Examples of negritude in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet part of what separates Calderón from his Afro-Latine contemporaries, like Ivy Queen, Don Omar, and Zion y Lennox, was the unwavering ambition behind centering his negritude. —Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2022

Changing negritude to dragitude, Beyoncé reifies racial stereotypes. —Armond White, National Review, 5 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

French négritude, from nègre Negro + -i- + -tude

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

negritude

noun

ne·​gri·​tude ˈneg-rə-ˌt(y)üd  ˈnē-grə- 

: awareness of and pride in the cultural aspects of the African heritage