Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitency

/ˈnaɪtənsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-ten-cy
IPA: /ˈnaɪtənsi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

endeavour; effort; tendency

Countable; Uncountable

noun

brightness; lustre

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"their Spring or endeavour outward will be augmented, that is , those Zones will have a strong nitency to flie wider"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nitens

Usage

Inflected Forms

nitencies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nitency?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaɪtənsi/.
What does nitency mean?: endeavour; effort; tendency
Where does nitency come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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