Knack

//næk//

Synonyms for "knack" (73 found)

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More general

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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etymologically related_to

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has context

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is a

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related to

16 entries

Translations

68 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • похватност noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • сръчност noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • цака noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)
  • тряскам verb (to crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 訣竅 /诀窍 noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Czech

4 entries
  • dovednost noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • finta noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)
  • fortel noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • fígl noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)

Finnish

1 entries
  • taito noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

French

1 entries
  • chic noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გაწაფულობა noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • უნარი noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • ცოდნა noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • ხერხი noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

German

4 entries
  • Fertigkeit noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • Gabe noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • Geschick noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • Kniff noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • csecsebecse noun (a petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack)
  • csetresz noun (a petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack)
  • dísztárgy noun (a petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack)
  • fortély noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)

Irish

1 entries
  • féith noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Italian

1 entries
  • pallino noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 才覚 noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • тетік noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Bejriff noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Polish

4 entries
  • biegłość noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • dryg noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • smykałka noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • żyłka noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • talento noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Russian

1 entries
  • сноровка noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Spanish

4 entries
  • aptitud noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • chisme noun (a petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack)
  • pegarle a noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • truco noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)

Turkish

3 entries
  • marifet noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • ustalık noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • yetenek noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • впра́вність noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • трюк noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)
  • упра́вність noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)
  • фо́кус noun (something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device)

Welsh

1 entries
  • dawn noun (a readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.

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I still can't get the knack of English pronunciation.

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She hasn't got the knack of cooking yet.

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I've finally got the knack of kendo.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.