† pinguinitescentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pinguis, nitēscēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin pinguis fat (see pinguid adj.) + nitēscēns, present participle of nitēscere to become bright, begin to shine, to become sleek < nitēre to shine (see nitent adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (pi:ŋgwiˌnəite·sĕnt) /ˌpɪŋɡwɪnaɪˈtɛsənt/.

Obsolete.

Having a greasy lustre.

ΚΠ

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 169 The lank, black, twine-like hair, pingui-nitescent.

1842 Bentley's Misc. Jan. 102 Everything about the book [sc. Kitchener's Cook's Oracle] is pinguinitescent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pinguinitescent
释义	† pinguinitescentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pinguis, nitēscēns. Etymology: < classical Latin pinguis fat (see pinguid adj.) + nitēscēns, present participle of nitēscere to become bright, begin to shine, to become sleek < nitēre to shine (see nitent adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (pi:ŋgwiˌnəite·sĕnt) /ˌpɪŋɡwɪnaɪˈtɛsənt/. Obsolete. Having a greasy lustre. ΚΠ 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 169 The lank, black, twine-like hair, pingui-nitescent. 1842 Bentley's Misc. Jan. 102 Everything about the book [sc. Kitchener's Cook's Oracle] is pinguinitescent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1817
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