niches
- 1Plural of niche.
Specialty brands often thrive by serving narrow market niches.
Different species occupy distinct ecological niches within the same habitat.
Note
A regular plural, formed with -s, that serves every sense of niche alike. Architecture sets niches into the thickness of a wall to hold statues or busts, and a columbarium is lined with cremation niches. Ecology speaks of the niches organisms are suited to, and business borrows that idea for markets. In these figurative uses the plural often pictures a whole divided up: a habitat shared among species, a market split among specialists.
niches is a form of niche
niche, noun: A position of opportunity that suits a person or business especially well, such as a particular section of a market. Full entry
- Forms
- nicheniches plural
- Spelling
- niche → niches: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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