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“spruceness” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

spruceness
nitor (e.g., in cultu, Quint., 8, 5, 34, speaking of dress; Att., ap. Non. has nitiditas): *nitidus or lepidus cultus, vestitus: cultus justo mundior (Liv., over-fine attire): concinnitas (Sen.; non est ornamentum virile concinnitas, Ep., 115).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for spruceness?
The usual Latin words for “spruceness” are nītor, nitidus, vestiō; also concinnitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.