† nitencyn.¹

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nitentia ; Latin nītent- , nītēns , -ency suffix.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin nitentia (a1384 in Wyclif; < classical Latin nītent- , nītēns , present participle of nītī to strive (probably cognate with nictāre nictate v.) + -ia -y suffix³), or independently < classical Latin nītent-, nītēns (see -ency suffix). Compare earlier renitency n.

Obsolete.

Impulse, tendency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > a tendency

spirita1425

inclination1526

bias?1571

vein1585

habitude1603

ply1605

nitency1662

result1663

tend1663

penchant1673

nisus1699

hank1721

squint1736

patent1836

subjectivism1845

lurch1854

biasness1872

tilt1975

the world > matter > light > reflection > [noun] > lustre or shine from reflected light

orientness1519

lustrec1522

gloss1538

brightshine1573

shine1601

sheen1604

polishing1611

polish1629

oriencya1651

glare1658

glossiness1680

nitency1768

varnish1841

burnishing1851

orience1858

shininess1872

patina1931

1662 R. Boyle Explic. of Rarefaction in Def. Doctr. Spring & Weight of Air 96 Those Zones will have a strong nitency to flye wider open.

1693 J. Beaumont Considerations Burnet's Theory Earth ii. 105 The native Nitency of the Waters..would much more strongly repel any Waters there rais'd above their level.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii.152 They talk of the tendencies and nitencies..of bodies.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Nitency,..2... Endeavor; effort; spring to expand itself. (Little used.)]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

† nitencyn.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitent adj., -ency suffix.

Etymology: < nitent adj.: see -ency suffix.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Lustre, brilliance.

ΚΠ

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Nitency, lustre; clear brightness. [Also in later dictionaries.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	nitency
释义	† nitencyn.¹ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nitentia ; Latin nītent- , nītēns , -ency suffix. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin nitentia (a1384 in Wyclif; < classical Latin nītent- , nītēns , present participle of nītī to strive (probably cognate with nictāre nictate v.) + -ia -y suffix³), or independently < classical Latin nītent-, nītēns (see -ency suffix). Compare earlier renitency n. Obsolete. Impulse, tendency. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [noun] > a tendency spirita1425 inclination1526 bias?1571 vein1585 habitude1603 ply1605 nitency1662 result1663 tend1663 penchant1673 nisus1699 hank1721 squint1736 patent1836 subjectivism1845 lurch1854 biasness1872 tilt1975 the world > matter > light > reflection > [noun] > lustre or shine from reflected light orientness1519 lustrec1522 gloss1538 brightshine1573 shine1601 sheen1604 polishing1611 polish1629 oriencya1651 glare1658 glossiness1680 nitency1768 varnish1841 burnishing1851 orience1858 shininess1872 patina1931 1662 R. Boyle Explic. of Rarefaction in Def. Doctr. Spring & Weight of Air 96 Those Zones will have a strong nitency to flye wider open. 1693 J. Beaumont Considerations Burnet's Theory Earth ii. 105 The native Nitency of the Waters..would much more strongly repel any Waters there rais'd above their level. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. iii.152 They talk of the tendencies and nitencies..of bodies. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Nitency,..2... Endeavor; effort; spring to expand itself. (Little used.)] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † nitencyn.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitent adj., -ency suffix. Etymology: < nitent adj.: see -ency suffix. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Lustre, brilliance. ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Nitency, lustre; clear brightness. [Also in later dictionaries.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹1662n.²1755
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