niteō uī, —, ēre,
to shine, look bright, glitter, glisten: unguentis: diversi niteant cum mille colores, O.: nitet herba lapillis, H.—To be sleek, be in good
condition, look bright, bloom, thrive: unde sic nites? Ph.: quanto
parcius vos nituistis, ut, etc., i. e. have you suffered want, H.:
miseri quibus Intentata nites! who are charmed by you,
H.: vectigal in pace niteat, flourishes.—Plur. n.
as subst: aetas Defodiet condetque nitentia,
all that flourishes, H.—Fig., to shine, be brilliant, look beautiful: res eius gestae gloriā niterent: ubi plura nitent in
carmine, H.