From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Nitid \Nit"id\, a. [L. nitidus, fr. nitere. See 3d Neat.] 1. Bright; lustrous; shining. [R.] --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of persons. [R.] --T. Reeve. [1913 Webster]From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
nitid adj 1: bright with a steady but subdued shining; "from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights"; "the gleaming brass on the altar"; "Nereids beneath the nitid moon" [syn: agleam, gleaming, nitid]