nifty
/'nifti/
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Very good, excellent, or stylish: Describes something that is particularly effective, attractive, clever, or fashionable. It often implies a sense of pleasing neatness, smartness, or ingenuity. 2. Skillful or clever: Can describe an action or solution that is done in a clever, adroit, or effective manner.
Usage and Examples
- Describing an object or style:
- Describing an action or idea:
Advanced Usage
- "nifty piece of work": A cleverly or skillfully made object or a cleverly executed action.
- "do something nifty": To perform an action in a clever, skillful, or stylish way.
Variants and Related Words
- Niftily (adverb): In a clever, skillful, or stylish manner.
- Niftiness (noun, informal): The quality of being nifty; cleverness or stylishness.
Synonyms
- Neat: Tidy and clever in a pleasing way.
- Clever: Showing skill or intelligence.
- Smart: Stylish and sophisticated.
- Excellent: Extremely good.
- Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
Idioms and Phrases
- A nifty fifty: A colloquial term often referring to a sum of fifty dollars or pounds, or sometimes to a fifty-mile-per-hour speed.
- Look nifty: To appear stylish or smart.
Adjective
- very good
- he did a bully job
- a neat sports car
- had a great time at the party
- you look simply smashing