knack
[ nak ]
/ næk /
noun
a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing.
a clever or adroit way of doing something.
a trick or ruse.
a sharp, cracking sound.
Archaic.
a knickknack; trinket.
Origin of knack
1325–75; Middle English: trick; perhaps same word as
knak sharp-sounding blow, rap, cracking noise (imitative)
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British Dictionary definitions for knack
knack
/ (næk) /
noun
a skilful, ingenious, or resourceful way of doing something
a particular talent or aptitude, esp an intuitive one
Word Origin for knack
C14: probably variant of
knak sharp knock, rap, of imitative origin