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  • 1 niteō

        niteō uī, —, ēre,    to shine, look bright, glitter, glisten: unguentis: diversi niteant cum mille colores, O.: nitet herba lapillis, H.—To be sleek, be in good condition, look bright, bloom, thrive: unde sic nites? Ph.: quanto parcius vos nituistis, ut, etc., i. e. have you suffered want, H.: miseri quibus Intentata nites! who are charmed by you, H.: vectigal in pace niteat, flourishes.—Plur. n. as subst: aetas Defodiet condetque nitentia, all that flourishes, H.—Fig., to shine, be brilliant, look beautiful: res eius gestae gloriā niterent: ubi plura nitent in carmine, H.
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    nitere, nitui, - V
    shine, glitter, look bright; be sleek/in good condition; bloom, thrive

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  • 2 niteo

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

    tibi hoc praecipio ut niteant aedes,

    be in complete order, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 281.—
    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. —
    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.
    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.—
    2.
    Transf.
    a.
    Of animals, sleek, fat:

    nitens taurus,

    Verg. A. 3, 20.—
    b.
    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).—
    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.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Illustrious:

    recenti gloriā nitens,

    Liv. 3, 12:

    non patre nitens linguāve,

    Sil. 6, 19. —
    2.
    Of speech, brilliant, elegant:

    oratio,

    Cic. Brut. 67, 238.—
    3.
    Of the mind, bright, clear:

    macte, oro, nitenti Ingenio,

    Stat. S. 1, 5, 63.

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  • 3 niteo

    to shine, glitter, be bright, glow, be sleek, flourish.

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  • 4 ē-niteō

        ē-niteō tuī, —, ēre,    to shine forth, shine out, gleam, brighten: Fruges enitent: egregio decus enitet ore, V.—Fig., to shine forth, be eminent, be displayed, be distinguished: (Athenae) cunctis gentibus enitebant: tantum suam virtutem enituisse, L.

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  • 5 inter-niteō

        inter-niteō —, —, ēre,    to shine through, shine at intervals: si qua sidera internitebant, Cu.

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  • 6 prae-niteō

        prae-niteō uī, —, ēre,    to shine in preference, be more attractive: cur tibi iunior praeniteat, H.

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  • 7 nitens

    1.
    nĭtens, entis, shining, Part. and P a., from niteo; v. niteo fin.
    2.
    nītens, entis, pressing upon or against, Part. from nitor.

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  • 8 nitēns

        nitēns entis, adj. with comp.    [P. of niteo], shining, glittering, brilliant, bright: capilli malobathro, H.: oculi, V.: arma, L.— Fine, in good condition, handsome, blooming, sleek: taurus, V.: culta, V.: Tyrio nitentior ostro Flos oritur, O.— Fig., illustrious: recenti gloriā nitens, L.—Of style, brilliant, elegant: oratio.

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  • 9 nitēscō

        nitēscō —, —, ere, inch.    [niteo], to begin to shine, shine forth, glitter: iuventus umeros oleo perfusa nitescit, V.: quae Desperat tractata nitescere posse, despairs of treating effectively, H.
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    nitescere, nitui, - V

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  • 10 nitidus

        nitidus adj. with comp. and sup.    [cf. niteo], shining, glittering, bright, polished, clear: nitidus iuventā (of the serpent that has shed its skin), V.: aries nitidissimus auro, O.: pisces, with gleaming scales, O.: ocelli, Iu.—Of animals, sleek, plump, in good condition, well-favored, blooming: iumenta, N.: quos pexo capillo nitidos videtis: ex nitido fit rusticus, H.: vacca, O.: campi nitidissimi: nitidissimus annus, rich, O.—Fig., cultivated, polished, refined: verba nitidiora: hilares nitidique vocantur, Iu.
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    nitida, nitidum ADJ
    shining, bright

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  • 11 nitor

        nitor ōris, m    [cf. niteo], brightness, splendor, lustre, sheen: diurnus, the daylight, O.: argenti et auri, O.— Sleekness, plumpness, good looks, beauty, neatness, elegance: corporis, T.: Glycerae, H.: nullus in cute, Iu.: corporum, L.: habitus, Iu.—Fig., of style, elegance, grace: orationis: domesticus eloquii, O.—Of character, dignity, excellence: generis, O.
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    I
    niti, nisus sum V DEP
    press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor
    II
    niti, nixus sum V DEP
    press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor
    III
    brightness, splendor; brilliance; gloss, sheen; elegance, style, polish; flash

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  • 12 eniteo

    ē-nĭtĕo, tŭi, 2, v. n., to shine forth, shine out, gleam, brighten (class.).
    I.
    Lit.: fruges enitent, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 5; cf.:

    myrtus floridis ramulis,

    Cat. 61, 21:

    campus,

    Verg. G. 2, 211:

    caelum,

    i. e. to become fine again, clear up, Gell. 19, 1, 7:

    tantum egregio decus enitet ore,

    Verg. A. 4, 150.—
    II.
    Trop., to shine forth, to be eminent, distinguished (a favorite expression of Cicero):

    quod in eis orationibus, quae Philippicae nominantur, enituerat Demosthenes,

    Cic. Att. 2, 1, 3; cf. id. Inv. 2, 2, 5; id. de Or. 2, 28 fin.; id. Fl. 7, 17: virtus in [p. 647] bello, id. Mur. 14 fin.; cf. Liv. 1, 42; 4, 3:

    oratio Crassi,

    Cic. Brut. 59, 215; Liv. 22, 27.

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  • 13 interniteo

    inter-nĭtĕo, 2, v. n., to shine among, shine forth (post-Aug.):

    etiam si qua sidera internitebant,

    Curt. 5, 4, 25:

    quicquid lucis internitebat,

    id. 4, 3, 16: internitentes gemmae, [p. 983] id. 3, 3, 16; cf. Plin. 37, 5, 17, § 65; Curt. 4, 12, 14; 7, 11, 21.

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  • 14 nitela

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

    armorum nitela,

    Sol. 22, 5.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    That which shines or glitters, a glittering particle:

    nitelae pulveris,

    gold-dust, Sol. 23, 4. —
    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.

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  • 15 nitenter

    nĭtenter, adv., v niteo, P. a. fin.

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  • 16 nitesco

    nĭtesco, tŭi, 3, v. inch. n. [niteo], to begin to shine or glitter, to shine, glitter ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
    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).—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Of animals, to grow sleek, well-conditioned, fat:

    armenta nitescunt,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 3.—
    2.
    Of persons, to become blooming; in perf., to be blooming:

    o pueri, nituistis,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 128.—
    3.
    Of plants, to grow luxuriously, to thrive, Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 112.—
    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).

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  • 17 nitidus

    nĭtĭdus, a, um, adj. [niteo], shining, glittering, bright, polished, clear (class.; syn.: splendidus, lautus).
    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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Of animals, sleek, plump, fat:

    jumenta,

    Nep. Eum. 5, 6.—
    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.
    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.
    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.
    Of the wrestling ring, in allusion to the oil with which the wrestlers' bodies were anointed: palaestrae, Mart. 4, 8, 5.—
    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.

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  • 18 nitor

    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.
    I.
    Lit.
    (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.—
    (β).
    With in and acc.:

    nixus in hastam,

    Verg. A. 12, 398.—
    (γ).
    With de:

    de quā pariens arbore nixa dea est,

    Ov. H. 21, 100.—
    (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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    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.
    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.
    To strain for a stool, Suet. Vesp. 20.—
    II.
    Trop.
    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.—
    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.—
    3.
    To try to prove, contend in argument, argue, with acc. and inf.:

    nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 21, 68.—
    B.
    To rest, rely, depend upon a thing.
    (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.—
    (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.—
    (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.
    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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    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.
    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.
    In gen., color, Lucr. 2, 819:

    ludis et externo tincta nitore caput,

    Prop. 2, 14, 26 (3, 11, 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.—
    B.
    Of character, dignity, excellence:

    generis,

    Ov. P. 2, 9, 17; splendid liberality, Stat. S. 3, 3, 149.

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  • 19 Nixi

    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.
    I.
    Lit.
    (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.—
    (β).
    With in and acc.:

    nixus in hastam,

    Verg. A. 12, 398.—
    (γ).
    With de:

    de quā pariens arbore nixa dea est,

    Ov. H. 21, 100.—
    (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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    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.
    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.
    To strain for a stool, Suet. Vesp. 20.—
    II.
    Trop.
    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.—
    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.—
    3.
    To try to prove, contend in argument, argue, with acc. and inf.:

    nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 21, 68.—
    B.
    To rest, rely, depend upon a thing.
    (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.—
    (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.—
    (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.
    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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    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.
    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.
    In gen., color, Lucr. 2, 819:

    ludis et externo tincta nitore caput,

    Prop. 2, 14, 26 (3, 11, 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.—
    B.
    Of character, dignity, excellence:

    generis,

    Ov. P. 2, 9, 17; splendid liberality, Stat. S. 3, 3, 149.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Nixi

  • 20 Nixus

    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.
    I.
    Lit.
    (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.—
    (β).
    With in and acc.:

    nixus in hastam,

    Verg. A. 12, 398.—
    (γ).
    With de:

    de quā pariens arbore nixa dea est,

    Ov. H. 21, 100.—
    (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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    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.
    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.
    To strain for a stool, Suet. Vesp. 20.—
    II.
    Trop.
    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.—
    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.—
    3.
    To try to prove, contend in argument, argue, with acc. and inf.:

    nitamur igitur nihil posse percipi,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 21, 68.—
    B.
    To rest, rely, depend upon a thing.
    (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.—
    (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.—
    (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.
    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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    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.
    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.
    In gen., color, Lucr. 2, 819:

    ludis et externo tincta nitore caput,

    Prop. 2, 14, 26 (3, 11, 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.—
    B.
    Of character, dignity, excellence:

    generis,

    Ov. P. 2, 9, 17; splendid liberality, Stat. S. 3, 3, 149.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Nixus

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