niche
/niːʃ//nɪt͡ʃ/
niche noun: a cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
Noun
niche (plural niches)
- A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- 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.1641, John Evelyn, edited by William Bray, John Evelyn's Diary, volume 1, London: Henry Colburn, published 1850, page 34
- Synonyms:
- nook
- Any similar position, literal or figurative.
- Specifically, a cremation niche; a columbarium.
- A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
- Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
- I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism.
- Whitney, mother of Xavier, is a real estate titan who, along with her British husband, has found her niche selling luxurious underground bunkers to wealthy clients looking for a safe space to hunker down in the event of a climate apocalypse.2022 April 5, Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2022
- Synonyms:
- specialty, specialization
- An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction of qibla.
Verb
niche (third-person singular simple present niches, present participle niching, simple past and past participle niched)
- To place in a niche.
- a niched vase
- To specialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.
- Product differentiation will be mostly limited to market niching and fashion.2002, Frederick Betz, Executive Strategy, page 92
Adjective
niche (comparative more niche or nicher, superlative most niche or nichest)
- Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal; obscure.
- niche products
- niche audience
niche meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
niche in Tamil
- மாடக்குழி, குழாய் குழிவு, கூடு உறுப்பு சுவர்குறை, பரப்புக்குழிவு, சூழ்நிலைக்கூறு
niche in Urdu
- niche
- طاق tāq
niche in Bengali
- মূর্তি, ফোকর, কুলুঙ্গি, যথাযোগ্য, মানানসই, উপযুক্ত পদ
niche in Telugu
- a niche or recess in a wall , pigeonhole
- గూడు gūḍu
More languagesFewer languages
- niche in Malayalam
- ഭിത്തിമാടം, യോഗ്യമായ സ്ഥാനം
- niche in Kannada
- ಗೂಡು, ಮಾಡ, ಗಣ್ಯಸ್ಥಾನ, ಜಾಗ
- niche in Indonesian
- ceruk, cekung, relung, relung ekologi
- niche in Persian
- طاقچه
- niche in Vietnamese
- hốc, ngách, ổ
Examples of niche in a sentence
- The statue was set back in a niche.
- In a smart energy network linked by a new transactive network, such niches could be discovered and filled.
- I was larpbaited by John, when he made niche references.
Synonyms of niche
Forms of niche
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | niches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | niches |
| present participle | niching |
| past participle | niched |
| past | niched |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more niche |
| comparative | nicher |
| superlative | most niche |
| superlative | nichest |
Origin of niche
Unadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“to make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Vulgar Latin *nīdicāre, from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nide via Latin and nest via Proto-Indo-European; also related to nyas.
Words formed from niche
Phrases with niche
Words that rhyme with niche
Questions about niche
- What does niche mean?
- Niche means a cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- What is niche in Tamil?
- Niche in Tamil is மாடக்குழி, குழாய் குழிவு, கூடு உறுப்பு சுவர்குறை. See Niche meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is niche?
- Niche can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce niche?
- Niche is pronounced /niːʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of niche?
- The plural of niche is niches.
Words near niche in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: niche (page history and authors); niche (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); طاق (Urdu) (page history and authors); niche (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గూడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); niche (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); niche (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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