nifty
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˈnɪfti/
- Informal
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genial
- This new phone has a nifty feature that lets you take photos with a single tap.
- pretty nifty
- really nifty
- very nifty
And one other nifty little touch in the back seat.
- And one other nifty little touch in the back seat.
- But right now this is her food and I got these nifty little clips.
- Yeah, Fiona's pretty nifty on an iPhone, but it doesn't come naturally to them.
- So pretty nifty tailgate stuff in this new Colorado.
- Luckily the turtles have one more nifty trick.
- This is a super nifty cool device that you clamp on to your phone like that.
- Well, for one, there's this nifty sliding window that you can open in front or in back.
- Now last night on News Nation, Noam was asked about the Kim Jong Lai and she rolled out this nifty new excuse.
- More Labs created a nifty life saving drink called Morning Recovery that helps prevent rough mornings after drinking.
Examples
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-Did he show you that nifty trick?
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And it actually has a pencil sharpener on the end, which I think is quite a nifty little invention.
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It's going to be kind of nifty, I think.
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Now, why would we have this nifty little system?
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And one other nifty little touch in the back seat.
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In short, what I was building was a nifty little house of cards.
Fiction book (1991) -
So it's a pretty nifty algorithm.
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Guess right and we have some nifty prizes for you.
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I spent a whole afternoon with him, and he's a nifty young guy.
Fiction book (1994) -
More Labs created a nifty life saving drink called Morning Recovery that helps prevent rough mornings after drinking.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
573
1.7
Understands things quickly and finds smart solutions
188
7.0
Very good and impressive
134
3.0
Better than expected and quite good
66
7.3
Very good and enjoyable
60
8.8
Very stylish and liked by many people
24
6.7
Very good and impressive
24
6.9
Very good and pleasant, with no problems
21
3.9
Very smart in a way that others notice
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7.8
Very good and of high quality
7
6.9
Very good and impressive
2
9.9
Very good or excellent in old, joking speech
Very good and enjoyable
Very good, enjoyable, and attractive in a lively way
Very good and enjoyable
Very good and large, often used for a meal or party
Antonyms
Compounds
How Clever
Surface Forms
Morphology
nifty = nift + y
Although '-y' is a productive adjectival suffix, the stem 'nift' is not a recognizable English base for learners, so the overall meaning cannot be reliably derived from its parts.
Etymology
Nifty probably began as a slang word meaning 'neat' or 'quick'—something smart or handy. So a nifty object or idea is clever, useful, or attractive today.