Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Bright; lustrous; shining.
  • Gay; spruce; fine: applied to persons.
  • In bot, having a smooth, shining, polished surface, as many leaves and seeds.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Bright; lustrous; shining.
  • adjective rare Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of persons.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective bright; lustrous; shining
  • adjective dated gay; spruce; fine; said of persons

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective bright with a steady but subdued shining

Etymologies

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From Latin nitidus.

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Examples

  • The song boasts a nitid, fun beat, but when asked about its dark lyrics such as, I let them pick my brain, twist my arm, cut my throat and wish me dead ... but I'm still thinking ...,

    Felice Arenas: Ono Offers Lennon's 'Truth' to New Generation Felice Arenas 2010

  • At its heart, this attitude embrangles the concepts of "need" and "want"; those fubsy fuddy-duddies with griseous imaginations believe that words no longer in frequent use will never in the future be needed by English speakers and writers more nitid than themselves.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Angry Professor 2008

  • At its heart, this attitude embrangles the concepts of "need" and "want"; those fubsy fuddy-duddies with griseous imaginations believe that words no longer in frequent use will never in the future be needed by English speakers and writers more nitid than themselves.

    A malison on the poor of spirit. Angry Professor 2008

  • Roborant (tending to fortify) and nitid (bright; glistening) failed to shine; they finished last, drawing roughly 550 votes between them.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2008

  • At its heart, this attitude embrangles the concepts of "need" and "want"; those fubsy fuddy-duddies with griseous imaginations believe that words no longer in frequent use will never in the future be needed by English speakers and writers more nitid than themselves.

    A Gentleman's C Angry Professor 2008

  • Therefore, I vaticinate that when these fubsy, olid, griseous beards reach caducity and exuviate their mortal coils, the skirr of nitid angel’s wings will not be heard.

    Save the language! « Write Anything 2008

  • 8C.ROEC.HIUS bene de literis hiftoricis t quod Offerhaufii compendium in Gennania \ auélore confdo, non folum accurate et nitid» fedt, fed etiam hiiloriam faeculi a C. N.

    Bibliotheca historica. A.I.G. Meuselio ita digesta ut pæne novum opus videri possit Burcard Gotthelff Struve 1782

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  • The truth must at last be admitted:

    Though Donald is beaming and nitid

    Good opinion goes south

    When he opens his mouth

    To leave not a doubt he's half-witted.

    October 2, 2015