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nisus

/ˈnaɪ.səs/

Rhymes with -aɪsəs

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From Latin nīsus (“pressure, exertion”).

noun nisus · nisuses

uncountable, usually A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving. The godly personality of a higher order, as the telos of the nisus of moral categoriality, is the sensus plenior of the nisus to a universal communalization of perspectives.
uncountable, usually The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
uncountable, usually The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine. 1833, James O' Beirne, New Views on the Process of Defecation, and Their Application to the Pathology and Treatment of Diseases of the Stomach, Bowels, and Other Organs, quoted in 1833, John Johnson (editor), The Medico-Chirurgical Review, New Series: Volume 19 (Volume 23 of the Analytical Series),

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@misc{nisus_2026,
  title = {nisus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nisus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}