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nitidus.

shining, polished, glittering

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈnɪ.tɪ.dʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈniː.ti.dus]

  1. shining, polished, glittering

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. handsome, beautiful, good-looking

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. healthy-looking, well conditioned

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. sleek, plump

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  5. blooming, fertile

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  6. cultivated, refined

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  7. pure, clean

    Late-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From niteō (“to shine”) + -idus. The extended sense of 'pure, clean' (first attested in Marcellus Empiricus, ca. 400 CE) survives in the Gallo- and Italo-Romance descendants of the word.

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