nitens
συνερκτικός γάρ ἐστι καὶ περαντικός, καὶ γνωμοτυπικὸς καὶ σαφὴς καὶ κρουστικός, καταληπτικός τ' ἄριστα τοῦ θορυβητικοῦ → he's intimidative, penetrative, aphoristically originative, clear and aggressive, and superlatively terminative of the obstreperative
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nītens: entis,
I pressing upon or against, Part. from nitor.
nĭtens: entis,
I shining, Part. and P a., from niteo; v. niteo fin.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) nĭtēns,¹¹ tis, part.-adj. de niteo, brillant, éclatant : Hor. O. 2, 7, 7 ; Virg. En. 1, 228 ; Liv. 9, 40, 5 || brillant de santé, gras : Virg. En. 3, 20 || épanoui, florissant, riant [en parl. de culture] : Virg. G. 1, 153 || [fig.] gloriā nitens Liv. 3, 12, brillant de gloire || [style] orné, élégant, brillant : Cic. Br. 238 || -tior Ov. M. 10, 211.
(2) nītēns, v. nitor 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) nitēns1, entis, PAdi. (v. niteo), gleißend, blinkend, glänzend, I) eig. u. übtr.: A) eig.: arma nitentia ante rem, deformia inter sanguinem et vulnera, Liv.: Lucifer, Tibull.: capilli malobathro, Hor. – B) übtr., schön, prangend, taurus, feist, Verg.: uxor, Catull.: oculi, Verg.: flos, Ov.: herba, Ov.: campi, Verg. – II) bildl., glänzend, schimmernd, hervorstechend, ingenium, Stat.: oratio (Ggstz. oratio horrida), Cic. Brut. 238. – / Kompar. nitentior, Ov. met. 10, 211.
(2) nītēns2, entis, Partic. v. nitor, w. s.
