About The Word Knack
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Knack
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What's The Definition Of Knack?
[n] a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Knack: bent | hang Related Terms | Find terms related to Knack: ability | adroitness | aptitude | aptness | art | bauble | bent | bibelot | bric-a-brac | capacity | command | dexterity | expertise | expertism | expertness | facility | feel | flair | fribble | gaud | genius | gewgaw | gift | gimcrack | hang | head | intuition | kickshaw | knickknack | know-how | mastership | mastery | nose | proficiency | quickness | readiness | set | skill | swing | talent | touch | toy | trick | trinket | turn | way | whim-wham See Also | endowment | gift | natural endowment | talent Knack In Webster's Dictionary \Knack\, v. i. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knacken
to break, Dan. knage to crack, and E. knock.]
1. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall.
2. To speak affectedly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
\Knack\, n. 1. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack. A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. --Shak. 2. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity. The fellow . . . has not the knack with his shears. --B. Jonson. The dean was famous in his time, And had a kind of knack at rhyme. --Swift. 3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device. ``The knacks of japers.'' --Chaucer. For how should equal colors do the knack ! --Pope. |
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