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)

  1. (falconry) of a falconry bird: caught in the nest
  2. vacuous, stupid
    Synonyms: sot, inexpérimenté, idiot, zozo

Noun

niais m (plural niais)

  1. buffoon, fool

Etymology 2

Conjugated form of nier

Verb

niais

  1. first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of nier

Further reading

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Latin *nidax, from nidus (“nest”).

Adjective

niais m

  1. (Jersey) stupid
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