nitentadj.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪd(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nitent-, nitēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin nitent-, nitēns shining, glossy, use as adjective of present participle of nitēre to shine (of uncertain origin; perhaps < the same Indo-European base as Early Irish niam (Irish niamh) brightness, beauty, Welsh nwyf vigour (c1300)).

Now chiefly Botany.

Shining; lustrous, glossy. Cf. nitid adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light

browna1000

brightOE

cleara1300

slighta1300

burnedc1384

burnishedc1400

orientc1400

orientalc1450

sheeningc1480

refulgenta1500

silken1513

lustrantc1550

glossy1556

crisp1567

lustring1582

shiny1590

of shine1601

glossful1606

lustry1610

lustrousa1616

nitent1616

illustriousa1626

polished1649

lustrious1651

sheeny1673

shining1674

splendy1683

glazy1724

smolt1837

lustreful1843

lustred1858

sheened1920

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale xii. 309 A blacke horse, nitent as the iett.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Hh4^v Whose branches are of a nitent black colour.

1859 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 218 That sweeping star-seraph that men call a comet, speeding through heaven in its lonely splendour, with nitent head, and pinions trailing.

1907 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34 495 Of a light bright-green color and lubricious when living..the surfaces commonly nitent when dry.

1962 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 86 173 Plants to 13cm. tall..the lobes terete in the central parts of the plant, more flattened above, the segment faces nitent, often slightly ribbed.

Derivatives

† nitently adv. Obsolete rare brightly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly

brighteOE

lightOE

shireOE

fairOE

brightlyOE

sheen?c1225

shirelyc1230

sheenly1340

clearlya1375

shininglyc1384

clearc1385

cleana1400

shrillc1400

enclerea1440

lucidentlyc1508

sheerly1508

splendently1576

shiny1596

nitently1657

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Eee* In form of a powder very nitently red [L. pulueris eximio rubore nitentis].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nitent
释义	nitentadj. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈnaɪd(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nitent-, nitēns. Etymology: < classical Latin nitent-, nitēns shining, glossy, use as adjective of present participle of nitēre to shine (of uncertain origin; perhaps < the same Indo-European base as Early Irish niam (Irish niamh) brightness, beauty, Welsh nwyf vigour (c1300)). Now chiefly Botany. Shining; lustrous, glossy. Cf. nitid adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light browna1000 brightOE cleara1300 slighta1300 burnedc1384 burnishedc1400 orientc1400 orientalc1450 sheeningc1480 refulgenta1500 silken1513 lustrantc1550 glossy1556 crisp1567 lustring1582 shiny1590 of shine1601 glossful1606 lustry1610 lustrousa1616 nitent1616 illustriousa1626 polished1649 lustrious1651 sheeny1673 shining1674 splendy1683 glazy1724 smolt1837 lustreful1843 lustred1858 sheened1920 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale xii. 309 A blacke horse, nitent as the iett. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Hh4^v Whose branches are of a nitent black colour. 1859 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 218 That sweeping star-seraph that men call a comet, speeding through heaven in its lonely splendour, with nitent head, and pinions trailing. 1907 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34 495 Of a light bright-green color and lubricious when living..the surfaces commonly nitent when dry. 1962 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 86 173 Plants to 13cm. tall..the lobes terete in the central parts of the plant, more flattened above, the segment faces nitent, often slightly ribbed. Derivatives † nitently adv. Obsolete rare brightly. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [adverb] > brightly brighteOE lightOE shireOE fairOE brightlyOE sheen?c1225 shirelyc1230 sheenly1340 clearlya1375 shininglyc1384 clearc1385 cleana1400 shrillc1400 enclerea1440 lucidentlyc1508 sheerly1508 splendently1576 shiny1596 nitently1657 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Eee* In form of a powder very nitently red [L. pulueris eximio rubore nitentis]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1616
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