nifty (redirected from niftiness)

nif·ty  (nft) Slang

adj. nif·ti·er, nif·ti·est

First-rate; great: a nifty idea.

n. pl. nif·ties

A nifty person or thing, especially a clever joke.

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nifti·ly adv.

nifti·ness n.

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nifty [ˈnɪftɪ]

adj -tier, -tiest Informal

1. pleasing, apt, or stylish

2. quick, agile he's nifty on his feet

[of uncertain origin]

niftily  adv

niftiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

nifty - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, great, neat colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

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nifty

adjective

1. (Informal) slick, excellent, sharp, smart, clever, neat, stylish The film features some nifty special effects.

2. agile, quick, swift, skilful, deft Knight displayed all the nifty legwork of a champion bowler.

Translations

nifty [ˈnɪftɪ] ADJ (niftier (compar) (niftiest (superl)))

1. (= excellent) [person] → sensacional, chachi(Sp) ; [place, car] → chulo; [gadget, idea] → ingenioso, chulo

2. (= skilful) → diestro, hábil

3. (= quick) you'd better be nifty about it! → ¡ya puedes ir ligerito!, ¡más vale que te des prisa!

4. (= elegant, stylish) [outfit] → elegante, chulo

nifty [ˈnɪfti] adj

(= stylish) [car, jacket, bag] → qui a du chic, qui a de la classe (= pleasant) [place] → chouette

(= clever) [gadget, tool] → astucieux/euse

nifty

adj (+er) (inf) (= smart) → flott (inf); gadget, tool → schlau (inf); (= quick) person → flott (inf), → fix (inf); nifty footwork (fig) → flotte Fußarbeit; a nifty piece of work → gute Arbeit; he’s pretty nifty with a gun → er hat ein lockeres Händchen mit dem Schießeisen (inf); you’d better be nifty about it! → und ein bisschen dalli (inf); a nifty little car → ein netter kleiner Flitzer (inf)

nifty [ˈnɪftɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (car, jacket) → chic inv; (gadget, tool) → ingegnoso/a
that was a nifty piece of work → è stato un bel lavoretto