KNACK

bent, knack, hang

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Knack (plural Knacks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knack is the 27845^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 862 individuals. Knack is most common among White (95.48%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

knack (plural knacks)

A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. [from 1580]

Synonyms: skill, facility, dexterity

A petty contrivance; a toy.

Synonyms: plaything, knickknack, toy

Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity. [from mid 14th c.]

Synonyms: trick, device

Verb

knack (third-person singular simple present knacks, present participle knacking, simple past and past participle knacked)

(obsolete, UK, dialect) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.

To speak affectedly.

Source: Wiktionary

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Knack, v. i. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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