nifty

English

Etymology

From *nift +‎ -y. First element is of unknown origin. Possibly theatrical slang, as a shortened, altered form of Magnificat.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nĭf'tē, IPA^(key): /ˈnɪfti/

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Adjective

nifty (comparative niftier, superlative niftiest)

1. (colloquial, somewhat dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial.

   a nifty trick for reducing your household energy bill

2. (colloquial, somewhat dated) Stylish.

   nifty gear

   You looke nifty in that jacket.

Derived terms

• niftily
• niftiness

Translations

good, useful

• Dutch: leuk (nl),nuttig (nl),vlot (nl)
• Faroese: hegnigur, snildur, smartur, snøggur
• Finnish: näppärä (fi)
• French: (colloquial) chouette (fr)
• German: toll (de), flott (de), pfiffig (de), geschickt (de), ausgefeilt, schlau (de), raffiniert (de), elegant (de), schick (de), hübsch (de)
• Italian: valido (it), buono (it)
• Maori: whaitake, whaihua

• Norwegian: flink (no), hendig
• Portuguese: bom (pt)
• Russian: отли́чный (ru) (otlíčnyj), кла́ссный (ru) (klássnyj)
• Spanish: bueno (es), chulo (es), bonito (es), ingenioso (es)
• Swedish: fiffig (sv)
• Turkish: havalı (tr), güzel (tr), hoş (tr), kullanışlı (tr)