niais
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /njɛ/
Etymology 1
From Latin *nīdāx, nīdācem, from nīdus (“nest”) + -āx.
Adjective
niais (feminine niaise, masculine plural niais, feminine plural niaises)
- (falconry) of a falconry bird: caught in the nest
- vacuous, stupid
- Synonyms: sot, inexpérimenté, idiot, zozo
Noun
niais m (plural niais)
- buffoon, fool
Etymology 2
Conjugated form of nier
Verb
niais
- first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of nier
Further reading
- “niais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
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Norman
Etymology
From Latin *nidax, from nidus (“nest”).
Adjective
niais m
- (Jersey) stupid