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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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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Roborant (tending to fortify) and nitid (bright; glistening) failed to shine; they finished last, drawing roughly 550 votes between them.
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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
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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.
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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
qms commented on the word nitid
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