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Definition of "nifty" []

  • First-rate; great: a nifty idea. (adjective)
  • A nifty person or thing, especially a clever joke. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nifty" in a sentence
  • "They suggested inserts in nifty colors with names reminiscentof a fruit salad."
  • "So, the WebOS looks nifty from the perspective of January, but does it from June?"
  • "The end of the world as we know it in nifty flash format."