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† nitălōpĭces, acc. plur. as, f., perh. Indian foxes, Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. M. 3, 17.

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).

nītĭbundus, a, um, adj. [nitor], pressing against, straining, striving (post-class.): mentium conspiratu tacito nitibundi, relying upon, Gell. 1, 11, 8: pondus nitibundum, oppressive weight, weighty pressure, Sol. 25, 12: caput, id. 27, 29.

nĭtĭdē, adv., v. nitidus fin.

* nĭtĭdĭtas, ātis, f. [nitidus], splendor, beauty: formae, Att. ap. Non. 143, 29 (Trag. Rel. v. 254 Rib.).

nĭtĭdĭuscŭlē, adv., v. nitidiusculus.

nĭtĭdĭuscŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [nitidus], somewhat more shining (Plautin.): caput, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 84.
Hence, adv.: nĭtĭ-dĭuscŭlē, a little more finely, sprucely: ut curer, Plaut. Ps. 3, 1, 8.

nĭtĭdo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [nitidus], to make bright or shining, to polish, smooth (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

  1. I. In gen.: ferramenta detersa nitidentur, Col. 12, 3, 9: post serraturam, plagam ferramentis acutis nitidemus, Pall. 3, 17, 1: diligentissime nitidatum, Marc. Emp. 8, 5.
  2. II. In partic., to wash, bathe: eunt ad fontem, nitidant corpora, Enn. ap. Non. 144, 16 (Trag. v 166 Vahl.); so mid.: mundule nitidantur, Att. ib. 17 (Trag. Rel. v. 603 Rib.).

* nĭtĭdŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [id.], somewhat spruce, rather trim: vidua nitidula, Sulp. Sev. Dial. 2, 8, 3.

nĭtĭdus, a, um, adj. [niteo], shining, glittering, bright, polished, clear (class.; syn.: splendidus, lautus).

  1. I. Lit.: facite, sultis, nitidae ut aedes meae sint, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 8: in picturis alios horrida, inculta … contra alios nitida, laeta delectant, Cic. Or. 11, 36: nitidus juventā (anguis), Verg. G. 3, 437: caesaries, id. ib. 4, 337: caput solis, id. ib. 1, 467: ebur, Ov. M. 2, 3: aries nitidissimus auro, id. F. 3, 867: aether, Val. Fl. 3, 467: pisces, with gleaming scales, Ov. M. 1, 74: cujus turbavit nitidos exstinctus passer ocellos, Juv. 6, 8.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Of animals, sleek, plump, fat: jumenta, Nep. Eum. 5, 6.
      2. 2. Of persons, well-conditioned, well-favored, healthy-looking: me pinguem et nitidum bene curatā cute vises, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 15.
        So, nitidis sensibus haurire aliquid, with fresh, unblunted, unsated senses, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 193.
      3. 3. Good-looking, handsome, beautiful, neat, elegant, spruce, trim: nimis nitida femina, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 12; id. Aul. 3, 6, 4: quos pexo capillo nitidos videtis, Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 22: ex nitido fit rusticus, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 83: villae, id. ib. 1, 15, 46: nitidioris vitae instrumenta, Plin. 13, 16, 30, § 100.
      4. 4. Of fields and plants, blooming, fertile, luxuriant: nitidae fruges arbustaque laeta, Lucr. 2, 594: campi nitidissimi viridissimique, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47: nitidissima arboris pars, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 104.
        Poet.: nitidissimus annus, rich, fertile, Ov. F. 5, 265.
      5. 5. Of the wrestling ring, in allusion to the oil with which the wrestlers’ bodies were anointed: palaestrae, Mart. 4, 8, 5.
  2. II. Trop., cultivated, polished, refined: nitidum quoddam genus verborum et laetum, Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 81: verba nitidiora, id. Part. 5, 17: Isocrates nitidus et comptus, Quint. 10, 1, 79: Messala, id. 1, 7, 35: oratio, id. 8, 3, 18; 49; orator, id. 12, 10, 78: nitida et curata vox, id. 11, 3, 26: hilares nitidique vocantur, Juv. 11, 178: vita nitidior, Plin. 13, 16, 30, § 100.
    Hence, adv.: nĭtĭdē, splendidly, brightly, beautifully, magnificently: ut nitide nitet, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 3: cenare nitide, id. Cas. 3, 6, 19; cf. id. Cist. 1, 1, 11.

Nitĭobrīges, um, m., a people in Aquitanian Gaul, between the Garumna and the Liger, near the mod. Agen, Caes. B. G. 7, 7; 31; 35; 75; Sid. Ep. 8, 11.

1. nītor, nīsus and nixus (inf. nitier, Lucr. 1, 1059; old form of the part. perf.: gnitus et gnixus a genibus prisci dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll.), 3, v. dep. n. [from gnitor; root gnic- or gnig-; cf.: nico, conivere], to bear or rest upon something.

  1. I. Lit.
          1. (α) With abl.: ambae te obsecramus genibus nixae, we implore thee upon our knees, i. e. kneeling, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 33: stirpibus suis niti, Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 37: herbescens viriditas, quae nixa fibris stirpium sensim adulescit, id. Sen. 15, 51: hastili nixus, id. Rab. Perd. 7, 21: mulierculā nixus, id. Verr. 2, 5, 33, § 86: juvenis, qui nititur hastā, Verg. A. 6, 760: paribus nitens Cyllenius alis Constitit, id. ib. 4, 252: nixus baculo, Ov. P. 1, 8, 52.
          2. (β) With in and acc.: nixus in hastam, Verg. A. 12, 398.
          3. (γ) With de: de quā pariens arbore nixa dea est, Ov. H. 21, 100.
          4. (δ) With gen. of place: humi nitens, Verg. A. 2, 380.
            (ε) Absol.: Sisiphu’ versat Saxum sudans nitendo, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: niti modo ac statim concidere, to strive to rise, Sall. J. 101, 11.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. To make one’s way with an effort, to press forward, advance; and, with respect to the goal, to mount, climb, fly, etc. (mostly poet.): quaedam serpentes ortae extra aquam simul ac primum niti possunt, aquam persequuntur, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124: nituntur gradibus, Verg. A. 2, 442: in altas rupes, Luc. 4, 37: ad sidera, Verg. G. 2, 427: in aëra, Ov. P. 2, 7, 27: in adversum, id. M. 2, 72: sursum nitier, Lucr. 1, 1059.
        Of violent bodily motion: niti corporibus et ea huc illuc, quasi vitabundi aut jacientes tela agitare, to struggle, Sall. J. 60, 4.
      2. 2. To strain in giving birth, to bring forth, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107 (al. eniti): nitor, I am in labor, Ov. M. 9, 302; Pseud.-Ov. Her. 21, 100.
      3. 3. To strain for a stool, Suet. Vesp. 20.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. To strive, to exert one’s self, make an effort, labor, endeavor: moderatio modo virium adsit et tantum, quantum potest, quisque nitatur, Cic. Sen. 10, 33; Nep. Att. 15, 2: nisurus contra regem, Caes. B. C. 2, 37; Sall. C. 38, 2: pro aliquo, Liv. 35, 10; cf.: pro libertate summā ope niti, Sall. J. 31, 17: nitebantur, ne gravius in eum consuleretur, Sall. J. 13, 8; cf.: unus Miltiades maxime nitebatur, ut, etc., Nep. Milt. 4, 2.
      Inf.: summā vi Cirtam irrumpere nititur, Sall. J. 25, 9: patriam recuperare niti, Nep. Pelop. 2: ingenio nitor non periisse meo, Ov. P. 3, 5, 34; id. M. 8, 694.
      Absol., of soldiers hard pressed in battle: tamen virtute et patientia nitebantur atque omnia vulnera sustinebant, Caes. B. C. 1, 45.
      1. 2. To strive after a thing: ad immortalitatem gloriae niti, Cic. Sen. 23, 82: ad summa, Quint. prooem. § 20: in vetitum, Ov. Am. 3, 4, 17.
      2. 3. To try to prove, contend in argument, argue, with acc. and inf.: nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi, Cic. Ac. 2, 21, 68.
    2. B. To rest, rely, depend upon a thing.
          1. (α) With in and abl.: nixus in nomine inani, Lucr. 5, 909: conjectura in quā nititur divinatio, Cic. Div. 2, 26, 55: ea, in quibus causa nititur, id. Cael. 10, 25: cujus in vitā nitebatur salus civitatis, id. Mil. 7, 19.
          2. (β) With abl.: spe niti, Cic. Att. 3, 9, 2: consilio atque auctoritate alicujus, id. Off. 1, 34, 122; id. Fam. 1, 5, a, 2: si quis hoc uno nititur quod sit ignobilis, id. Clu. 40, 112.
          3. (γ) With ubi: quo confugies? ubi nitere? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 64, § 155.
            Hence, P. a., as subst., Nixus, i, m., only plur., Nixi, ōrum, m., three guardian deities of women in labor, the statues of whom, representing them in a kneeling posture, stood on the Capitol before the chapel of Minerva, Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll.: magno Lucinam Nixosque patres clamore vocabam, Ov. M. 9, 294.

2. nĭtor, ōris, m. [niteo], brightness, splendor, lustre, sheen.

  1. I. Lit.: nitor exoriens aurorae, Lucr. 4, 538: diurnus, the daylight, Ov. H. 18, 78: herbarum viridis, Lucr. 5, 783: argenti et auri, Ov. P. 3, 4, 23: eboris, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64: materiae, of the wood, id. 16, 40, 79, § 215: speculi, id. 11, 37, 64, § 170: gladii, id. 2, 25, 22, § 89: nigerrimus gemmae, id. 37, 10, 69, § 184: nitorem cutis facit sal, id. 31, 7, 41, § 84.
    Plur.: nitores splendoresque auri, Gell. 2, 6, 4.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Sleekness, plumpness, good looks, beauty: nitor corporis, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 10: urit me Glycerae nitor, Hor. C. 1, 19, 5: Liparei nitor Hebri, id. ib. 3, 12, 6: nullus totā nitor in cute, Juv. 9, 13.
      2. 2. Neatness, elegance, brilliancy of external appearance: si quem … aliquid offendit, si purpurae genus, si amicorum catervae, si splendor, si nitor, Cic. Cael. 31, 77: habitus, Juv. 3, 180: oppidum praecipui nitoris, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 85.
      3. 3. In gen., color, Lucr. 2, 819: ludis et externo tincta nitore caput, Prop. 2, 14, 26 (3, 11, 2).
  2. II. Trop., of speech, splendor, elegance, grace of style.
    With gen.: adhibendus erit in eis explicandis quidam orationis nitor, Cic. Or. 32, 115: domesticus eloquii, Ov. P. 2, 2, 51: nitor et cultus descriptionum, Tac. Or. 20: translationum, Quint. 12, 10, 36.
    Absol.: sublimitas et magnificentia et nitor, Quint. 8, 3, 3: eruditione ac nitore praestare, id. 10, 1, 98: scripsit non sine cultu ac nitore, id. 10, 1, 124.
    1. B. Of character, dignity, excellence: generis, Ov. P. 2, 9, 17; splendid liberality, Stat. S. 3, 3, 149.

nĭtrārĭa, ae, f. [nitrum], a place where natron was dug or prepared, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 109 (ib. saep.).

nĭtrātus, a, um, adj. [nitrum], mixed with natron: aqua, Col. 12, 55; Mart. 13, 17, 2.

nī̆trĕus, a, um, adj. [nitrum], made of natron, of soda: pulvis, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 7, 108.

nitrĭon, ii, n., a plant, also called daphnoides, App. Herb. 58.

nĭtrōsus, a, um, adj. [nitrum], full of natron: aquae frigidae genus nitrosum, Vitr. 8, 3: lacus, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 107.

† nĭtrum, i, n., = νίτρον, also called sal nitrum,

  1. I. native mineral alkali, native soda, natron; found chiefly in Media, Egypt, Thrace, and Macedonia, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 106: flos nitri, Vitr. 7, 11, 1; and used for washing with: laveris te nitro, Vulg. Jer. 2, 22; Isid. Orig. 16, 2.
    Hence,
  2. II. Transf.: censuram lomentum aut nitrum esse, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 4.