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See also:niché

English

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WOTD – 10 July 2006
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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromFrenchniche, fromMiddle Frenchniche, fromOld Frenchniche, fromnicher(to make a nest) (modernFrenchnicher), fromVulgar Latin*nīdicāre, fromLatinnīdus(nest).Doublet ofnidus andnide via Latin andnest viaProto-Indo-European; also related tonyas.

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Noun

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niche (pluralniches)

  1. (architecture) Acavity,hollow, orrecess, generally within thethickness of awall, for a statue, bust, or othererectornament.
    Synonym:nook
    • 1641,John Evelyn, edited byWilliam Bray,John Evelyn's Diary, volume 1, London: Henry Colburn, published1850,page34:
      On the margin of this long tract, are abundance of shrines and images, defended from the injuries of the weather byniches of stone wherein they are placed.
  2. Any similar position, literal or figurative.
  3. Specifically, acremation niche; acolumbarium.
  4. (ecology) A function within anecological system to which anorganism is especiallysuited.
  5. (by extension) Anyposition of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
    Synonyms:specialty,specialization
    • 2022 April 5,Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, inThe New York Times[1]:
      Whitney, mother of Xavier, is a real estate titan who, along with her British husband, has found herniche selling luxurious underground bunkers to wealthy clients looking for a safe space to hunker down in the event of a climate apocalypse.
  6. (Islam) An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction ofqibla.

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Translations

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cavity, hollow, or recesssee alsonook,‎alcove
ecological function of an organism
position of opportunity
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Verb

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niche (third-person singular simple presentniches,present participleniching,simple past and past participleniched)

  1. (transitive) To place in a niche.
    aniched vase
  2. (transitive, marketing) Tospecialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.
    • 2002, Frederick Betz,Executive Strategy, page92:
      Product differentiation will be mostly limited to marketniching and fashion.

Adjective

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niche (comparativemorenicheornicher,superlativemostnicheornichest)

  1. Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal;obscure.
    niche products
    niche audience
    • 2016, BookLover,How to Become A Massive YouTube Celebrity[2]:
      You can go even moreniche if you like though and choose 'crocheting' or 'bird sewing patterns' but the 'moreniche' you go, the more you narrow your audience.

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pertaining to a market niche

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchniche, fromMiddle Frenchniche, fromOld Frenchniche.

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Noun

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niche f (pluralniches,diminutivenicheje n)

  1. (especially in ecology and business) aniche

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited fromMiddle Frenchniche, fromOld Frenchniche, deverbal ofnichier(make a nest), from an unattested verb*nīdicāre, fromLatinnīdus(nest).

Noun

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niche f (pluralniches)

  1. niche
  2. kennel(house or shelter for a dog)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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niche

  1. inflection ofnicher:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentindicative/subjunctive
    2. second-personsingularimperative

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchniche, fromnichier(make a nest), fromLatinnīdus(nest).

Noun

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niche f (pluralniches)

  1. (Jersey)kennel

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this fromFrenchniche? If so, when, and how did the meaning shift?”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnit͡ʃe/[ˈni.t͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes:-itʃe
  • Syllabification:ni‧che

Noun

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niche m (pluralniches)

  1. (Venezuela, slang, offensive)low-class

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