Nitid
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Bright; lustrous; shining.
"Thus we restore Old pieces of Dirty Gold to a clean and nitid Yellow, by putting them into the Fire, and into Aqua-fortis, which take off the adventitious Filth that made that pure Metall look of a Dirty Colour."
- 2 Festively or smartly dressed; spruce; fine. obsolete
"yet amongst these doth the nitid spark spend out his time: this is the Gallant's day!"
Adjective
- 1 bright with a steady but subdued shining wordnet
Example
More examples"Thus we restore Old pieces of Dirty Gold to a clean and nitid Yellow, by putting them into the Fire, and into Aqua-fortis, which take off the adventitious Filth that made that pure Metall look of a Dirty Colour."
Etymology
From Latin nitidus.
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