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

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).—

Transf.

Of animals, to grow sleek, well-conditioned, fat:

armenta nitescunt,

Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 3.—

Of persons, to become blooming; in perf., to be blooming:

o pueri, nituistis,

Hor. S. 2, 2, 128.—

Of plants, to grow luxuriously, to thrive, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 112.—

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).

rŏsĕus, a, um, adj. [id.].

Of roses, rose- (rare, for rosaceus):

strophium,

Verg. Cop. 32:

vinculum,

Sen. Med. 70: flores, i. e. roses, Claud. de Magnete, 29:

convalles,

filled with roses, id. Rapt. Pros. 3, 85. —

Rose-colored, rosy (freq., esp. in the Aug. poets):

pannus,

Plin. 21, 23, 94, § 166 (Jahn, russeus); 29, 4, 17, § 64 (Jahn, russeus);

30, 11, 30, § 99 (Jahn, russeus): nitor quidam in purpurā,

id. 37, 9, 40, § 123; cf.

color (with purpureus),

id. 14, 1, 3, § 15:

flos herbae,

id. 25, 6, 26, § 62:

roseā sol alte lampade lucens,

Lucr. 5, 610; cf. id. 5, 976; so,

Phoebus,

Verg. A. 11, 913:

Aurora,

Lucr. 5, 656; also,

dea,

Ov. A. A. 3, 84; cf.

of the same, os,

id. M. 7, 705:

equi,

Tib. 1, 3, 94; Ov. F. 4, 714:

bigae,

Verg. A. 7, 26:

Eous,

Prop. 3 (4), 24, 7; cf.:

alae (Luciferi),

Val. Fl. 6, 527:

nubes (Iridis),

id. 4, 77.— Transf., a poetical epithet of any thing blooming with youth, esp. parts of the body, rosy, ruddy, blooming:

labella,

Cat. 80, 1:

labra,

Mart. 8, 56, 15:

os (Veneris),

Verg. A. 2, 593:

genae,

id. ib. 12, 606:

cervix,

id. ib. 1, 402; Hor. C. 1, 13, 2:

juventa,

Val. Fl. 8, 257.

Rōsĕus, a, um, v. Rosea, A.

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Ăpollo, ĭnis (earlier Ăpello, like hemo for homo, Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.; gen. APOLONES, Inscr. Orell. 1433, like salutes, v. salus; dat. APOLLONI, Corp. Inscr. III. 567, APOLENEI, ib. I. 167, APOLONE, Inscr. Ritschl, Epigr. Suppl. 3, p. 3; abl. APOLONE; the gen. Apollōnis etc., is often found in MSS., as in Cic. Tusc. 1, 47, 114, and even Apollŏnis is found in Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 119; Neue, Formenl. I. p. 165), m., = Apollôn, Apollo, son of Jupiter and Latona, twinbrother of Diana, and god of the sun. On account of his omniscience, god of divination; on account of his lightnings (belê), god of archery (hence represented with quiver and dart), and of the pestilence caused by heat; but, since his priests were the first physicians, also god of the healing art; and since he communicated oracles in verse, god of poetry and music, presiding over the Muses, etc.; cf. Hor. C. S. 61 sq. In more ancient times, represented as a protecting deity, by a conical pillar in the streets and highways (Apollo Agyieus, v. Agyieus and Müll. Denkm. 2). In the class. period of the arts, represented with weapons, the cithara, a crown of laurel, etc., with hair commonly flowing down upon his neck, but sometimes collected together and fastened up (akersekomês), as a blooming youth (meirakion); cf.

Müll. Archaeol. §§ 359 and 360. The laurel-tree was sacred to him,

Phaedr. 3, 17, 3; Ov. F. 6, 91;

hence, arbor Phoebi,

the laurel-tree, id. ib. 3, 139; cf. arbor.—After the battle at Actium, Augustus there consecrated a temple to Apollo;

hence, Apollo Actiacus,

Ov. M. 13, 715, and Actius Phoebus, Prop. 5, 6, 67 (cf. Strabo, 10, 451, and v. Actium and Actius): [p. 139] Pythius Apollo, Naev. ap. Macr. S. 6, 5: crinitus Apollo, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89:

dignos et Apolline crines,

Ov. M. 3, 421:

flavus Apollo,

id. Am. 1, 15, 35:

Apollinis nomen est Graecum, quem solem esse volunt,

Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68:

Apollinem Delium,

id. Verr. 1, 18, 48; Verg. A. 4, 162:

Apollinem morbos depellere,

Caes. B. G. 6, 17; Verg. E. 6, 73; Hor. C. 1, 7, 28:

magnus Apollo,

Verg. E. 3, 104:

formosus,

id. ib. 4, 53:

pulcher,

id. A. 3, 119:

vates Apollo,

Val. Fl. 4, 445:

oraculum Apollinis,

Cic. Am. 2, 7.—Hence,

Esp.

Apollinis urbs magna, a town in Upper Egypt, also called Apollonopolis, now the village Edju, Plin. 5, 9, 11, § 60; cf. Mann. Afr. I. 328.—

Apollinis promontorium.

In Zeugitana in Africa, a mile east of Utica, now Cape Gobeah or Farina (previously called promontorium pulchrum), Liv. 30, 24, 8; Mel. 1, 7, 2; Plin. 5, 4, 3, § 23; cf. Mann. Afr. II. 293.—

In Mauretania, Plin. 5, 2, 1, § 20.—

Apollinis oppidum, a town in the eastern part of Ethiopia, Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 189.—

Apollinis Phaestii portus, a harbor in the territory of Locri Ozolœ, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7.—

Apollinis Libystini fanum, a place in Sicily, now Fano, Macr. S. 1, 17.

flōrĭdus, a, um, adj. [flos], full of or abounding with flowers, flowery (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Lit.:

hydrauli hortabere, ut audiat voces potius quam Platonis? expones, quae spectet, florida et varia?

Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 43:

serta,

garlands of flowers, Ov. F. 6, 312:

prata,

Lucr. 5, 785; cf.

Hybla,

Ov. Tr. 5, 6, 38.—

Transf., of color, lively, gay, bright:

colores,

Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30; 35, 10, 36, § 97. —

Trop., blooming, beautiful:

puellula,

Cat. 61, 57; cf.:

Galatea Floridior prato, longa procerior alno,

Ov. M. 13, 790:

aetas,

the bloom of youth, Cat. 68, 16; cf.:

novitas mundi,

Lucr. 5, 943:

florida et vegeta forma,

Suet. Galb. 20:

Demetrius Phalereus est floridior, ut ita dicam, quam Hyperides,

flowery, florid, Cic. Brut. 82, 285; cf.: tertium (dicendi genus) alii medium ex duobus, alii floridum (namque id anthêron appellant) addiderunt, Quint. 12, 10, 58:

floridius genus (scriptorum),

id. 2, 5, 18:

oratio,

id. 8, 3, 74:

floridissimus tui sermonis afflatus,

Aus. Ep. 17:

floridior in declamando quam in agendo,

Sen. Contr. 4 praef. 5. — Adv.: flōrĭde, with flowers, brightly:

depicta vestis,

App. M. 11 fin.:

ecclesia clarius ac floridius enituit,

Lact. Mort. Pers. 3.

flōrŭlentus, a, um, adj. [id.], abounding in flowers, flowery (post-class.).

Lit.:

Hymettus,

Sol. 7: purpurae, i. e. rosae purpureae, Auct. Pervig. Ven. 19.—

Trop., blooming, youthful: succuba, Prud. steph. 10, 191: pomposae facundiae florulenta germina, Venant. praef. lib. 1.

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

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.—

Transf.

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.—

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.—

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.—

Of a house:

tibi hoc praecipio ut niteant aedes,

be in complete order, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 281.—

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. —

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.

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.—

Transf.

Of animals, sleek, fat:

nitens taurus,

Verg. A. 3, 20.—

Of persons, shining, bright, beautiful:

uxor ore floridulo nitens,

Cat. 61, 189:

desiderio meo nitenti,

my darling bright, id. 2, 5.— Comp.: nitentior [p. 1210] femina, Ov. M. 12, 405 (Merkel, decentior).—

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.—

Trop.

Illustrious:

recenti gloriā nitens,

Liv. 3, 12:

non patre nitens linguāve,

Sil. 6, 19. —

Of speech, brilliant, elegant:

oratio,

Cic. Brut. 67, 238.—

Of the mind, bright, clear:

macte, oro, nitenti Ingenio,

Stat. S. 1, 5, 63.

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

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.—

Transf.

Of animals, sleek, plump, fat:

jumenta,

Nep. Eum. 5, 6.—

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.—

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.—

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.—

Of the wrestling ring, in allusion to the oil with which the wrestlers' bodies were anointed: palaestrae, Mart. 4, 8, 5.—

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.