Definitions for: Knack

[n] 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Knack, 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.

2. To speak affectedly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Knack, n.
1. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.

A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. --Shak.

2. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something;
skill; facility; dexterity.

The fellow . . . has not the knack with his shears.
--B. Jonson.

The dean was famous in his time, And had a kind of
knack at rhyme. --Swift.

3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and
dexterity; a trick; a device. ``The knacks of japers.''
--Chaucer.

For how should equal colors do the knack ! --Pope.

Synonyms: bent, hang

See Also: endowment, gift, natural endowment, talent

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