HOW TO PRONOUNCE
niche
/nɪt͡ʃ/
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Both nitch and neesh are used.
Nitch and neesh differ in both vowel and ending. Compare the ch in match with the sh in wish.
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“A niche market.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does niche mean?
noun
- A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- Any similar position, literal or figurative.
- Specifically, a cremation niche; a columbarium.
More meanings (6)
noun
- 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.
- An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction of qibla.
verb
- To place in a niche.
- To specialize in a niche, or particular narrow section of the market.
adjective
- Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal; obscure.
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IPA pronunciation
/nɪt͡ʃ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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In the pages of books
See this word in context.
If, after long lapse of years, the right seems to be in our power, we find no niche to set it in.
A linden-tree showed its crest above the niche, and the wall was covered with ivy on the side of the Rue Polonceau.
More book examples (3)
“Is that little flower we see outlined against that dark niche,” she asked, “as intensely blue as it looks through my veil?”
The two houses, with their vineyards, stood each in a green niche of its own in this steep and narrow forest dell.
In an instant he had reached the extremity of the niche, and finding his progress arrested by the rock, stood stupidly bewildered.