nitid
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Bright; lustrous; shining.
- adjective Gay; spruce; fine: applied to persons.
- adjective In bot, having a smooth, shining, polished surface, as many leaves and seeds.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective bright with a steady but subdued shining
Examples
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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.
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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.
Note
The word 'nitid' comes from Latin 'nitidus', meaning 'shining'.
