Nitid

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 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. 1
    bright with a steady but subdued shining wordnet

Etymology

From Latin nitidus.

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