negritude Syllabification: (ne·gri·tude)Pronunciation: /ˈnegriˌt(y)o͞od, ˈnē-/ (also Negritude)Definition of negritude noun the quality or fact of being of black African origin. the affirmation or consciousness of the value of black or African culture, heritage, and identity:Negritude helped to guide Senegal into independence with prideOrigin: 1950s: from French négritude 'blackness'