'Knack' definitions:
Definition of 'knack'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Knack'
From: GCIDE
- Knack \Knack\, n.
- 1. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack. [1913 Webster]
- A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing a specific task; skill; aptitude; facility; dexterity; -- often used with for; as, a knack for playing the guitar. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- The fellow . . . has not the knack with his shears. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- The dean was famous in his time, And had a kind of knack at rhyme. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device. "The knacks of japers." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- For how should equal colors do the knack ! --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Knack'
From: GCIDE
- Knack \Knack\ (n[a^]k), v. i. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knacken to break, Dan. knage to crack, and E. knock.]
- 1. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To speak affectedly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'knack'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- adroitness,
- aptitude,
- aptness,
- art,
- bauble,
- bent,
- bibelot,
- bric-a-brac,
- capacity,
- command,
- dexterity,
- expertise,
- expertism,
- expertness,
- facility,
- feel,
- flair,
- fribble,
- gaud,
- genius,
- gewgaw,
- gift,
- gimcrack,
- hang,
- head,
- intuition,
- kickshaw,
- knickknack,
- know-how,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- nose,
- proficiency,
- quickness,
- readiness,
- set,
- skill,
- swing,
- talent,
- touch,
- toy,
- trick,
- trinket,
- turn,
- way,
- whim-wham