ambition; effort
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Nisus Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
a fish-hawk (falco haliaetus).
exertion, endeavor.
Nisus Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A striving; an effort; a conatus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA striving; an effort; a conatus.
nisus
\ni"sus\ (?), n. [l., fr. niti, p. p. nisus, to strive.] a striving; an effort; a conatus. a nisus or energizing towards a presented object. ickok.
nisus
\ni"sus\ (?), n. (physiol.) (a) the periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc. (b) the contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine.
nisus
n : an effortful attempt to attain a goal [syn: striving, pains, strain]
Noun
1. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
(synonym) striving, pains, strain
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(hyponym) jihad, jehad
Nisus Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
ni·sus n. pl. nisus An effort or endeavor to realize an aim. [Latin nisus, from past participle of niti, to strive.]
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