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knack

[nak]

noun

  1. a special skill, talent, or aptitude.

    He had a knack for saying the right thing.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. a clever or adroit way of doing something.

  3. a trick or ruse.

  4. a sharp, cracking sound.

  5. Archaic.a knickknack; trinket.



knack

/ æ /

noun

  1. a skilful, ingenious, or resourceful way of doing something

  2. a particular talent or aptitude, esp an intuitive one

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of knack1

1325–75; Middle English: trick; perhaps same word as knak sharp-sounding blow, rap, cracking noise (imitative)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of knack1

C14: probably variant of knak sharp knock, rap, of imitative origin
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“The last few weeks, he’s … felt like he hasn’t contributed. But he has a knack for getting big hits. And that’s as big as they get, so far at this point in the season.”

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He hasn’t lost his knack for generating bad vibes, but this time he hasn’t brought anything else to the party.

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Ha remembered Lee as a keen strategic mind, with a knack for “finding out his opponent’s weaknesses.”

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She was the plucky underdog who, through sheer grit and a knack for a good headline, pushed her Ultimo bra concept onto the marketplace and into the high street's biggest shops.

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The pay was good, the work interesting and he realized he had a knack for airbrushing and sculpting.

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