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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nitidus. Compare the inherited doublet nédio.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nítido (feminine nítida, masculine plural nítidos, feminine plural nítidas, comparable, comparative mais nítido, superlative o mais nítido or nitidíssimo)
- clear (free of ambiguity or doubt)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nitidus. An inherited doublet nidio still exists as a rural regionalism or dialectism in Salamanca and Asturias. Compare also neto, which was taken from French and Italian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnitido/
- Rhymes: -itido
- Syllabification: ní‧ti‧do
Adjective
nítido (feminine nítida, masculine plural nítidos, feminine plural nítidas)
- pure, clear, clean
- Synonyms: claro, puro, limpio
- (figurative) clear, distinct
- Synonym: distinto
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