What does niche mean?
Definitions for niche
nɪtʃniche
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Princeton's WordNet
nichenoun
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
"he found his niche in the academic world"
recess, recession, niche, cornernoun
a small concavity
recess, nichenoun
an enclosure that is set back or indented
niche, ecological nichenoun
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
Wiktionary
nichenoun
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.
"Images defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed." --Evelyn.
nichenoun
A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
nichenoun
Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
nichenoun
An arrow woven into a Muslim prayer rug pointing in the direction of Mecca.
Etymology: From niche, from nichier (modern French nicher), from nidus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NICHEnoun
A hollow in which a statue may be placed.
Etymology: French.
Niches, containing figures of white stone or marble, should not be coloured in their concavity too black. Henry Wotton.
They not from temples, nor from gods refrain,
But the poor lares from the niches seize,
If they be little images that please. Dryden.On the south a long majestic race
Of Ægypt’s priests, the gilded niches grace. Alexander Pope.The heirs to titles and large estates are well enough qualified to read pamphlets against religion and high-flying; whereby they fill their niches, and carry themselves through the world with that dignity which best becomes a senator and a squire. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.
ChatGPT
niche
A niche refers to a specialized segment or role within a larger market, system or community. This can pertain to various fields such as business, ecology, culture etc. Depending on the context, it can represent a specific area where a particular entity, be it a species, product, or service, has the most potential to thrive due to lesser competition or unique adaptations.
Webster Dictionary
Nichenoun
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
Etymology: [F., fr. It. nicchia, prop., a shell-like recess in a wall, fr. nicchio a shellfish, mussel, fr. L. mytilus.]
Wikidata
Niche
A niche in classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse. Nero's Domus Aurea was the first semi-private dwelling that possessed rooms that were given richly varied floor plans, shaped with niches and exedras; sheathed in dazzling polished white marble, such curved surfaces concentrated or dispersed the daylight. The word derives from the Latin nidus or nest, via the French niche. The Italian nicchio for a sea-shell may also be involved, as the traditional decoration for the top of a niche is a scallop shell, as in the illustration, hence also the alternative term of "conch" for a semi-dome, usually reserved for larger exedra. In Gothic architecture, a niche may be set within a tabernacle framing, like a richly-decorated miniature house, such as might serve for a reliquary. The backings for the altars in churches can be embedded with niches for statues. Though a niche in either Classical or Gothic contexts may be empty and merely provide some articulation and variety to a section of wall, the cult origins of the niche suggested that it be filled with a statue. One of the earliest buildings which uses external niches containing statues is the Church of Orsanmichele in Florence, built between 1380-1404. The Uffizi Palace in Florence modified the concept by setting the niche within the wall so it did not protrude. The Uffizi has two dozen or so such niches containing statues of great historical figures. In England the Uffizi style niches were adopted at Montacute House, where there are 9 exterior niches containing statues of the Nine Worthies. In Fra Filippo Lippi's Madonna the trompe-l'oeil niche frames her as with the canopy of estate that was positioned over a personage of importance in the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Europe. At the same time, the Madonna is represented as an iconic sculpture who has "come alive" with miraculous immediacy.
Editors Contribution
nichenoun
Counting new industrialized nickel ideas that is a custom to the clearinghouse chapter with eminence from his or her Excellency. 1.) a shallow recess in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. A comfortable or suitable position in life or employment. A position or role taken by a kind of organism within its community.
You need to find your niche and stop bumping your gums to the killers on that liquor thinking they game slicker they die quicker cuz they mouth bigger and I flip two to the sensor of they top ticker.
Etymology: Purpose or career.
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 10, 2024
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Anagrams for niche »
chine
chien
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of niche in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of niche in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of niche in a Sentence
When I zoom out and compare 2020 to 2019, what's happened is that the resale market is no longer niche but has become mainstream, consumers are feeling a lot of pride that shopping resale is the right thing to do.
There are a range of new technology-enabled banks, fintech businesses, commercial banks and even niche investment banks who have identified gaps in the market in part caused by big global banks having pulled out of some businesses over the past few years.
It's awfully hard for us to carve out a niche as a tech industry city in a state that looks like it's actively promoting a discriminatory legal structure.
We would either stay as a niche firm operating in the Turkish market, or would expand to operate at a broader regional level to draw in global customers.
The term 'niche product' no longer applies to renewables, investments are becoming less expensive, due to falling equipment costs, which will also enable further growth, especially in light of the new momentum from the Paris climate summit goals.
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- المكانةArabic
- nínxolCatalan, Valencian
- výklenek, nikaCzech
- nicheDanish
- NischeGerman
- nichoSpanish
- طاقچهPersian
- syvennys, rako, markkinarako, ekologinen lokeroFinnish
- nicheFrench
- nideoigeIrish
- נישה, גומחהHebrew
- आलाHindi
- որմնախորշArmenian
- nicchia, edicolaItalian
- 生態的地位, 最適の地位, ニッチ, 壁龕Japanese
- 벽감Korean
- iussistiLatin
- nisDutch
- niszaPolish
- nichoPortuguese
- nişăRomanian
- нишаRussian
- nischSwedish
- முக்கியTamil
- جگہUrdu
- 利基市場Chinese
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