English-Thai Dictionary

niche

N ช่อง หรือ โพรง บน ผนัง กำแพง ที่ ทำ ไว้ เพื่อ วาง สิ่ง บูชา  cranny recess chong-rue-prong-bon-pa-ngan-kam-pang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NICHE

n.A cavity, hollow, or recess within the thickness of a wall, for a statue or bust.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NICHE

Niche, n. Etym: [F., fr. It. nicchia, prop. , a shell-like recess in a wall, fr. nicchio a shellfish, mussel, fr. L. mytilus. ]

 

Defn: 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. Evelun.

 

NICHED

NICHED Niched. (, a.

 

Defn: Placed in a niche. "Those niched shapes of noble mold. " Tennyson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

niche

niche |niCH nɪtʃ | ▶noun a shallow recess, esp. one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. • (one's niche ) a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment: he is now a partner at a leading law firm and feels he has found his niche. • a specialized but profitable corner of the market: [ as modifier ] : important new niche markets. • Ecology a position or role taken by a kind of organism within its community. Such a position may be occupied by different organisms in different localities, e.g., antelopes in Africa and kangaroos in Australia. ▶verb [ with obj. ] place or position (something ) in a niche. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘recess, ’ from nicher ‘make a nest, ’ based on Latin nidus ‘nest. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

niche

niche |niːʃ, nɪtʃ | ▶noun 1 a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. 2 (one's niche ) a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment. • Ecology a role taken by a type of organism within its community. 3 a specialized but profitable segment of the market: [ as modifier ] : a niche market for quality food. ▶verb [ with obj. ] place (something ) in a niche. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘recess ’, from nicher ‘make a nest ’, based on Latin nidus ‘nest ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

niche

niche noun 1 a niche in the wall: recess, alcove, nook, cranny, hollow, bay, cavity, cubbyhole, pigeonhole. 2 he found his niche in life: ideal position, place, function, vocation, calling, métier, job.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

niche

niche noun 1 in a niche in the wall is a statue of St John: recess, alcove, nook, cranny, slot, slit, hollow, bay, cavity, cubbyhole, pigeonhole, opening, aperture; Islam mihrab. 2 he feels he has found his niche in life: ideal position, calling, vocation, métier, place, function, job, slot, opportunity.

 

French Dictionary

niche

niche n. f. nom féminin 1 Enfoncement pratiqué dans l ’épaisseur d ’un mur pour y placer une statue, un objet, etc. : On a placé une statue de saint François d ’Assise dans la niche. 2 Abri où couche un chien. : Filou est dans sa niche. FORME FAUTIVE niche. Impropriété au sens de créneau (commercial ).

 

nichée

nichée n. f. nom féminin 1 Petits oiseaux d ’une même couvée. 2 figuré Famille nombreuse.

 

nicher

nicher v. intr. , pronom. verbe intransitif 1 Construire son nid. : L ’hirondelle a déjà niché. 2 familier Loger. : Il niche chez elle. SYNONYME demeurer . verbe pronominal 1 Faire son nid. : Les oiseaux se sont nichés sur la plus haute branche de l ’arbre. 2 Se blottir, se placer. : Où ma chatte s ’est-elle nichée? SYNONYME s ’installer . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les cardinaux se sont nichés au sommet de l ’olivier. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

niche

niche adjetivo /nombre común 1 Cuba col. desp. [persona ] Que es de raza negra .2 adjetivo Venez [cosa ] Que es de mal gusto o mala calidad :se compró un pantalón niche .3 nombre común Venez Persona que se viste y arregla con mal gusto .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

niche

niche /nɪtʃ |niːʃ /名詞 C 1 (人 物に )ふさわしい場所 [地位 ]; 適所 ▸ find a niche for oneself 働きがいのある地位 [職場 ]を捜し当てる 2 ニッチ, すき間市場 (niche market , market niche ).3 (像 花びんなどを置く )壁面のくぼみ, 壁龕 （へきがん ）.4 〘生物 〙生態的地位 〘特定の動植物がその群の中で占める位置 〙.動詞 他動詞 1 〈像など 〉を壁龕に置く [飾る ].2 〖通例be ～d /～ oneself 〗〈人などが 〉 (適所に )落ち着く .～̀ m á rketing すき間市場販売戦略 .