knack

n.

1. A clever, expedient way of doing something.
2. A specific talent for something, especially one difficult to explain or teach. See synonyms at art¹.
3. Archaic.
   1. A cleverly designed device.
   2. A knickknack.

[Middle English knakke, from Middle Dutch cnacken, to strike, crack, probably of imitative origin.]

noun

1. The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: feel, trick. Informal hang. See ability/inability.
2. Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity: ability, adeptness, art, command, craft, expertise, expertness, mastery, proficiency, skill, technique. Informal know-how. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.
3. An innate capability: aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, instinct, talent, turn. See ability/inability, approach/retreat.

n

Definition: ability, talent
Antonyms: inability, ineptitude, lack, want

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IN BRIEF: A natural talent.

Ever since he was small, he had a knack for finding four-leaf clovers.

Tutor's tip: This was the final winning word in the 1932 National Spelling Bee.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tag, færdighed, håndelag, speciel evne, kneb

Nederlands (Dutch)
talent, gewoonte, truc, handig apparaat

Français (French)
n. - tour de main, truc, talent ou chic pour (faire), don pour (faire)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fertigkeit, Trick, Kniff

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταλέντο, φυσική ικανότητα

Italiano (Italian)
destrezza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jeito (m), habilidade (f), truque (m), manha (f) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
умение, сноровка, трюк, треск, скрежет

Español (Spanish)
n. - maña, destreza, truco, facilidad, habilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skicklighet, talang, (gott) handlag, förmåga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
熟练技术, 诀窍, 巧妙的手法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熟練技術, 訣竅, 巧妙的手法

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 요령, 특성, 날카로운 음 , 교묘하게 만들어진 장치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 技巧, こつ, わざ, 技巧を要する仕事

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طريقه ذكيه لعمل الأشيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כשרון, מיומנות, זריזות, הרגל‬

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