nitens
nitens, shining, glittering, brilliant, bright
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
nitēns, entis: shining, glittering, sparkling; bright, 1.228; (fig.), sleek, well-fed, 3.20.
Could not find nitentior in Logeion dictionaries.
nitentior Adjective: feminine vocative singular comparative, Adjective: masculine vocative singular comparative, Adjective: masculine nominative singular comparative, Adjective: feminine nominative singular comparative of nitens
nĭtens, entis,
- shining, Part. and P a., from niteo; v. niteo fin.
nītens, entis,
- pressing upon or against, Part. from nitor.
1. nitēns, 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. nītēns, entis, Partic. v. nitor, w. s.
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.
- 1. schitterend [arma];
- 2. (metaf.) (a) (poët.) prachtig, mooi [femina; oculi; flos; campi bloeiend, vruchtbaar]; (b) schitterend [oratio].
nitēns (1) 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.
nītēns (2) entis,
- P. of nitor.