knack

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
2. A petty contrivance; a toy.
3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity.

Verb

1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
2. To speak affectedly.

Concepten

kneep

slag

talent

handigheid

capaciteit

competentie

gave

🎁

geschiktheid

kundigheid

kunstgreep

vaardigheid

vermogen

vernuft

behendigheid

aanleg

habiliteit

bedrevenheid

begaafdheid

bekwaamheid

Synoniemen

skill

ability

aptitude

trick

talent

hang

faculty

craft

secret

㊙️

flair

dexterity

experience

mastery

hand

✋

masterliness

forte

bent

technique

grip

proficiency

capacity

adeptness

key

🔑

know-how

slickness

genius

gift

🎁

gimmick

hocus pocus

impetus

knap

knickknack

liveliness

manner

mood

nicknack

pitch

power

practice

promptness

prowess

quickness

realisation

realization

rhythm

ropes

ruse

smartness

state of health

strain

Vertalingen

maña

talent

Kniff

chic

abilità

δεξιοτεχνία

aptitude

destrezza

tino

talento

knack

habilitat

don

🎁

Fertigkeit

ικανότητα

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/næk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: krak

Verwant aan Duits: knacken

In summary

Use as "special skill" from 1580. Possibly from 14th century Middle English krak (“a sharp blow”), knakke, knakken, from Middle Low German, by onomatopoeia. Latter cognate to German knacken (“to crack”). See also crack.