Negroid

[ nee-groid ]

adjective

1. Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.

noun

1. Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.

Negroid

/ ˈniːɡrɔɪd /

adjective

1. denoting, relating to, or belonging to a darker-compexioned supposed racial group of mankind. This group includes the indigenous peoples of Africa south of the Sahara, their descendants elsewhere, and some Melanesian peoples

noun

1. a member of this racial group

Usage

The word Negroid and other words ending in -oid relating to racial groups, such as Mongoloid , are controversial scientifically and best avoided. If you need to refer to ethnicity, it is preferable to use the specific name of the people or peoples concerned

Word History and Origins

Origin of Negroid¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Negr(o) + -oid

Example Sentences

A document showed Post Office had used terms like "Chinese/Japanese types", "dark-skinned European types", and "Negroid types".

From BBC

The numbered categories on the document include 'Chinese/Japanese types', 'Dark Skinned European Types' and 'Negroid types' - an archaic, offensive term that refers to people of African descent.

From BBC

In the 19th and 20th centuries, many geneticists embraced the idea that there were races, such as “Negroid” or “Caucasian,” that were distinct biological groups; such “race science” helped perpetuate discrimination and inequality.

From Science Magazine

Race is her great subject, and it is bracingly unraveled as a stubborn fiction in drawings like the 1981 “Self-Portrait Exaggerating My Negroid Features.”

From Los Angeles Times

The respondent said the colony had “enough people of the Jewish persuasion,” Wilson said, reciting the letter from memory, “and just so you know, we don’t accept Negroids or Mongoloids.”

From Seattle Times