nielle

N1I1E1L1L1E1
/njɛl/

adjective

Extremely dark black.

OriginFrench nielle →
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Meanings

adjectivenielle (comparative more nielle, superlative most nielle)

comparative more nielle · superlative most nielle

  1. Extremely dark black.

    That sky was not purple, nor blue, but nielle, blackness beyond black, with stars that jabbed like knives of light.

    1999, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Gravity Dreams, page 5

Origin

  1. Frenchnielle
  2. Englishnielle

Borrowed from French nielle. Doublet of nigella.

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APA

nielle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nielle

MLA

“nielle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nielle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nielle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nielle.

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