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Webster 1913 Edition

Nitency

Ni′ten-cy

,

Noun.

[L.

nitens

, p. pr. of

nitere

to shine.]

Brightness; luster.

[R.]

Ni′ten-cy

,

Noun.

[From L.

nitens

, p. pr. of

niti

to strive.]

Endeavor; effort; tendency.

[R.]

Boyle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nitency

NI'TENCY

,

Noun.

[L. to shine.]

1.

Brightness; luster. [Little used.]

2.

[L. to strive.] Endeavor; effort; spring to expand itself. [Little used.]