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nītēdŭla, ae, f., a kind of small red mouse, a dormouse, Cic. Sest. 33, 72: cf.: nitedula mus agrestis rubeus, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 181; Arn. 2, 47 (Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 29, the common read. is volpecula, but Bentley’s conjecture, nitedula, is adopted by Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 204, and by Haupt and Müll.; v. Orell. ad loc.).
The contr. collat. form nītēla, v. under nitella.

nĭtĕfăcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a. [niteofacio], to make shining (post-class.): ventus mare crispicans nitefacit, Gell. 18, 11, 3: grato crinem nitefactus olivo, Juvenc. 1, 607.

1. nĭtēla, ae, f. [niteo], brightness, splendor (post-class.).

  1. I. Lit.: armorum nitela, Sol. 22, 5.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. That which shines or glitters, a glittering particle: nitelae pulveris, gold-dust, Sol. 23, 4.
    2. B. That which causes to shine, a polish: nitelae oris, i. e. tooth-powder, Cat ap. App. Mag. p. 277, 5.

2. nītēla, v nitella.

nītella, ae, f. (contr from nitedula, q. v, sometimes written nītēla, but v. Lachm. ad Lucr. 3, 1015), a small mouse, a dormouse, Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 224; Mart. 5, 37, 8; Serv ad Verg. G. 1, 181.

* nītellīnus, a, um, adj. [nitella], of or belonging to a nitella or dormouse: color, the color of a dormouse: salix, Plin. 16, 37, 69, § 177.

1. nĭtens, entis, shining, Part. and P a., from niteo; v. niteo fin.

2. nītens, entis, pressing upon or against, Part. from nitor.

nĭtenter, adv., v niteo, P. a. fin.

nĭtĕo, ēre (gen. plur nitentūm, Verg. Cir. 523), v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. nix], to shine, look bright, glitter, glisten (cf., luceo, fulgeo splendeo).

  1. I. Lit.: placatumque nitet diffuso lumine caelum, Lucr. 1, 9: luna potest solis radiis percussa nitere, id. 5, 705: qui nitent unguentis, fulgent purpurā, Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5: diversi niteant cum mille colores, Ov. M. 6, 65: vere nitent terrae, id. F. 4, 126: aera nitent usu, id. Am. 1, 8, 51; so, ebur, Tib. 1, 4, 64; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19; Mart. 9, 58, 6; 8, 6, 10 et saep.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Of animals, to be sleek, in good condition: at hau pol nitent (oves), Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 6: unde sic quaeso nites? Phaedr. 3, 7, 4; Plin. 18, 5, 6, § 27; cf.: hic nitet ungula mulae, Juv. 7, 181.
      2. 2. Of persons, to shine, to look bright or beautiful: miseri quibus Intentata nites! ( = pulchra et amabilis videris), Hor. C. 1, 5, 12: ore nitet, Mart. 10, 89, 3: nitet ante alias regina comesque Pelides, Stat. Achill. 2, 148: murice tincta Veste nites, Mart. 5, 23, 6.
      3. 3. Of fields, plants, etc., to look flourishing, thriving, to thrive, etc.: camposque nitentes Desuper ostentat, Verg. A. 6, 677: ubi tellus nitet, Petr. 99; cf. Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 26.
      4. 4. Of a house: tibi hoc praecipio ut niteant aedes, be in complete order, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 281.
      5. 5. Of wealth, etc., to flourish, abound: vectigal in pace niteat, Cic. Agr. 1, 7, 21: res ubi magna nitet domino sene, Hor. S. 2, 5, 12.
  2. II. Trop., to shine, be brilliant, look or be beautiful: ver vide; ut tota floret, ut olet, ut nitide nitet, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 3: illorum, vides, quam niteat oratio, Cic. Fin. 4, 3, 5; so, ubi plura nitent in carmine, Hor. A. P. 351: omnia nobilibus oppidis ni tent, Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 49.
    Hence, nĭtens, entis, P. a., shining, glittering, glistening, brilliant, bright.
    1. A. Lit.: capilli malobathro, Hor. C. 2, 7, 7: mensae, id. S. 2, 2, 4: oculi, Verg. A. 1, 228: astra, Ov. F. 5, 543: Lucifer, Tib. 1, 3, 93: nitentes solis equi, Val. Fl. 5, 413: arma nitentia ante rem, deformia inter sanguinem, etc., Liv. 9, 40, 5.
      1. 2. Transf.
        1. a. Of animals, sleek, fat: nitens taurus, Verg. A. 3, 20.
        2. b. Of persons, shining, bright, beautiful: uxor ore floridulo nitens, Cat. 61, 189: desiderio meo nitenti, my darling bright, id. 2, 5.
          Comp.: nitentior femina, Ov. M. 12, 405 (Merkel, decentior).
        3. c. Of plants, blooming: nitentia culta, Verg. G. 1, 153: arbor laeta et nitens, Gell. 12, 1, 16.
          Comp.: Tyrio nitentior ostro flos oritur, Ov. M. 10, 211.
    2. B. Trop.
      1. 1. Illustrious: recenti gloriā nitens, Liv. 3, 12: non patre nitens linguāve, Sil. 6, 19.
      2. 2. Of speech, brilliant, elegant: oratio, Cic. Brut. 67, 238.
      3. 3. Of the mind, bright, clear: macte, oro, nitenti Ingenio, Stat. S. 1, 5, 63.

nĭtesco, tŭi, 3, v. inch. n. [niteo], to begin to shine or glitter, to shine, glitter (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

  1. I. Lit.: caelum nitescere, arbores frondescere, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69 (Trag. v. 192 Vahl.): exiguo qui stellarum candore nitescit, Cic. Arat. 174: juventus Nudatos umeros oleo perfusa nitescit, Verg. A. 5, 134: nitescente novā lunā, Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2; 37, 12, 74, § 195: ex umero Pelopis non nituisset ebur, Tib. 1, 4, 58 (64).
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Of animals, to grow sleek, well-conditioned, fat: armenta nitescunt, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 3.
      2. 2. Of persons, to become blooming; in perf., to be blooming: o pueri, nituistis, Hor. S. 2, 2, 128.
      3. 3. Of plants, to grow luxuriously, to thrive, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 112.
  2. II. Trop., to be formed or cultivated: ut ingenio, doctrinā, praeceptione natura nitescat, Auct. Her. 3, 16, 29.
    To become illustrious or celebrated: quid non cultu nitescit? Quint. 9, 4, 5 (Tac. A. 12, 58; Halm and Ritter, enitesceret).