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nitency

/ˈnaɪtənsi/

nitency noun: endeavour; effort; tendency.

Noun (1)

nitency (countable and uncountable, plural nitencies)

  1. endeavour; effort; tendency
    • their Spring or endeavour outward will be augmented, that is , those Zones will have a strong nitency to flie wider1659 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...

Noun (2)

nitency (countable and uncountable, plural nitencies)

  1. brightness; lustre

Forms of nitency

pluralnitencies

Origin of nitency

From Latin nitens, present participle of niti (“to strive”).

From Latin nitens, present participle of nitere (“to shine”).

Questions about nitency

What does nitency mean?
Nitency means endeavour; effort; tendency.
What part of speech is nitency?
Nitency is a noun.
How do you pronounce nitency?
Nitency is pronounced /ˈnaɪtənsi/.
What is the plural of nitency?
The plural of nitency is nitencies.

Words near nitency in the dictionary

  1. niteclub
  2. niteclubs
  3. nitelite
  4. nitelites
  5. nitencies
  6. nitency
  7. nitenpyram
  8. niter
  9. niterie
  10. niteries
  11. niters

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