nitidus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) shining, polished, glittering
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) handsome, beautiful, good-looking
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) healthy-looking, well conditioned
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) sleek, plump
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) blooming, fertile
6. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) cultivated, refined
7. (Late-Latin, adjective, declension-1, declension-2) pure, clean

Concepten

begeerlijk

glanzend

goeduitziend

gracieus

helder

attractief

Synoniemen

speciosus

clārus

lūcidus

Vertalingen

bright

حسن

resplandor

زاهٍ

brillant

maco

نَيﱢر

guapo

anmutig

ansehnlicher

glänzend

hell

hübsch

schön

زين

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈnɪ.tɪ.dʊs]

Etymologie (Engels)

From niteō (“to shine”) + -idus. The extended sense of 'pure, clean' (first attested in Marcellus Empiricus, ca. 400 CE) survives in the Gallo- and Italo-Romance descendants of the word.