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knack
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- pronunciation:
- naek
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an innate special talent; facility.
She's a great interviewer with a knack for getting people to relax and reveal things about themselves.I had to take a lot of classes in flower arranging, but my mother just has a knack for it.I wish I had his knack for learning foreign languages.- synonyms:
- ability, aptitude, bent, endowment, facility, flair, gift, propensity, talent
- antonyms:
- ineptitude
- similar words:
- art, capacity, competence, faculty, forte, hang, inclination, instinct, skill, touch
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| definition 2: |
an established trick or way of doing something that can be learned through practice.
Don't worry. It takes a while to get the knack of handling a horse.I was having trouble using the new power saw, but I'm getting the knack now.- synonyms:
- trick
- similar words:
- method, skill, stratagem
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| related words: |
address, capability, craft, ease, facility, feel, hit, prowess, trick |
adjective + (n.)knack
amazing, consistent, extraordinary, incredible, intuitive, particular, real, remarkable, uncanny, unusual, wonderful
verb + (n.)knack
acquire, demonstrate, develop, discover, display, exhibit, lack, lose, possess, show
(n.)knack
+ verb
anticipate, capture, invent, pick, rally, spin, spot, tap
noun + (n.)knack
entrepreneur
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