knack

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see also: Knack

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /næk/

Noun

knack (plural knacks)

1. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. [from 1580]

   Synonyms: skill, facility, dexterity

   • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 254a.

     The sophist runs for cover to the darkness of what is not and attaches himself to it by some knack of his;

2. A petty contrivance; a toy.

   Synonyms: plaything, knickknack, toy

3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. [from mid 14th c.]

   Synonyms: trick, device

Translations

• French: chic
• German: Gabe
• Italian: pallino
• Portuguese: talento
• Russian: сноровка
• Spanish: aptitud

Translations

• Spanish: chisme

Translations

• Spanish: truco

Verb

knack (knacks, present participle knacking; past and past participle knacked)

1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
2. To speak affectedly.

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Knack

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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