Meanings
nitency1
nounnitency (countable and uncountable, plural nitencies)
plural nitencies
- countableuncountableendeavour; effort; tendency
their Spring or endeavour outward will be augmented, that is , those Zones will have a strong nitency to flie wider
1659 December 30 (date written), Robert Boyle, New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air, and Its Effects […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] H[enry] Hall, printer to the University, for Tho[mas] Robinson, published 1660, →OCLC
nitency2
nounnitency (countable and uncountable, plural nitencies)
plural nitencies
- countableuncountablebrightness; lustre
Origin
nitency · noun
- Latinnitens
- Englishnitency
From Latin nitens, present participle of niti (“to strive”).
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Full word history & related roots →nitency · noun
- Latinnitens
- Englishnitency
From Latin nitens, present participle of nitere (“to shine”).
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APA
nitency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitency
MLA
“nitency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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