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nitid

American  
[nit-id] / ˈnɪt ɪd /

adjective

  1. bright; lustrous.

nitid British  
/ ˈnɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. poetic bright; glistening

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Other Word Forms

  • nitidity noun

Etymology

Origin of nitid

< Latin nitidus shining, bright, equivalent to nit ( ēre ) to glisten + -idus -id 4

Example Sentences

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Apodeictic, muliebrity, mansuetude, even caducity, caliginosity, nitid, agrestic, roborant or vilipend have Latin or Greek roots that are very familiar to me and most high school graduates.

From Time Magazine Archive

After coming into the open wood, he stood a moment, as if listening, and then strode rapidly forward, trailing a long nitid rifle as he did so.

From The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

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