knack
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knack

noun \ˈnak\

Definition of KNACK

1
a : a clever trick or stratagem
b : a clever way of doing something
2
: a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
3
archaic : an ingenious device; broadly : toy, knickknack

Examples of KNACK

  1. <she's tried every knack in Cupid's book to get her guy to marry her>
  2. <a jazz musician with an incredible knack for improvisation>

Origin of KNACK

Middle English knak
First Known Use: 14th century

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