knack

[ nak ]
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noun
  1. a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing.

  2. a clever or adroit way of doing something.

  1. a trick or ruse.

  2. a sharp, cracking sound.

  3. Archaic. a knickknack; trinket.

Origin of knack

1
1325–75; Middle English: trick; perhaps same word as knak sharp-sounding blow, rap, cracking noise (imitative)

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knack

/ (næk) /


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

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

Origin of knack

1
C14: probably variant of knak sharp knock, rap, of imitative origin

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