niche
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French niche, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French niche, from nicher (“make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin nīdus (“nest”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪtʃ
Noun
niche (plural niches)
- (architecture) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. Hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.
- Synonym: nook
- 1641, John Evelyn, edited by William Bray, John Evelyn's Diary, volume 1, London: Henry Colburn, published 1850, page 34:
- On the margin of this long tract, are abundance of shrines and images, defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed.
- (ecology) A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
- (by extension) Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
- An arrow woven into a Muslim prayer rug pointing in the direction of Mecca.
Synonyms
- (position of opportunity): specialty, specialization,
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Verb
niche (third-person singular simple present niches, present participle niching, simple past and past participle niched)
- (transitive) To place in a niche.
- a niched vase
- (transitive, marketing) To specialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.
- 2002, Frederick Betz, Executive Strategy (page 92)
- Product differentiation will be mostly limited to market niching and fashion.
- 2002, Frederick Betz, Executive Strategy (page 92)
Adjective
niche (comparative more niche, superlative most niche)
- Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal.
- 2016, BookLover, How to Become A Massive YouTube Celebrity
- You can go even more niche if you like though and choose 'crocheting' or 'bird sewing patterns' but the 'more niche' you go, the more you narrow your audience.
- 2016, BookLover, How to Become A Massive YouTube Celebrity
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Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
niche f (plural niches, diminutive nicheje n)
See also
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from Latin nīdus (“nest”) (via a verb *nīdicāre).
Noun
niche f (plural niches)
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
niche
- first-person singular present indicative of nicher
- third-person singular present indicative of nicher
- first-person singular present subjunctive of nicher
- third-person singular present subjunctive of nicher
- second-person singular imperative of nicher
Further reading
- “niche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French niche, from nichier (“make a nest”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin nīdus (“nest”).
Noun
niche f (plural niches)
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
niche m (plural niches)
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