Definitions for knacknæk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
knacknæk(n.)
a special skill, talent, or aptitude.
a clever or adroit way of doing something.
Archaic. a knickknack; trinket.
Origin of knack:
1325–75; ME: trick; perh. same word as knak sharp-sounding blow
Princeton's WordNet
bent, knack, hang(noun)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
knack(noun)æk
a skill or talent
She has a knack for fixing things.
Wiktionary
knack(Noun)
A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity.
knack(Noun)
A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
knack(Noun)
Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.
knack(Verb)
To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink.
knack(Verb)
To speak affectedly.
Webster Dictionary
Knack(verb)
to crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink
Knack(verb)
to speak affectedly
Knack(noun)
a petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack
Knack(noun)
a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity
Knack(noun)
something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device
Translations for knack
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
knack(noun)
the ability to do something skilfully and easily
It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes.
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