Knack - English meaning

noun

Possession of the means or skill to do something.

Usage examples:

The manager had lost his ability to motivate the players

suffix

Forming nouns of quality corresponding to adjectives ending in -able (such as suitability corresponding to suitable ).

noun

The mental or physical power or skill needed to do something

Usage examples:

[ u ] they should not be taking in somebody they don't have the ability to care for., [ c ] her tea…

noun

Cleverness or skill.

Usage examples:

He lacks political adroitness

noun

The quality of being skilful and quick in thinking or movement

Usage examples:

He has demonstrated his political adroitness many times., she directs the conversation with the adr…

noun

A natural ability to do something.

Usage examples:

Children with an aptitude for painting and drawing

noun

Natural ability or skill

Usage examples:

[ u ] my son has no aptitude for sports.

noun

A natural ability or skill

Usage examples:

Aptitude for sth discovering that he had an aptitude for finance, he got a job as a commercial-cred…

noun

The quality of being appropriate or suitable.

Usage examples:

The aptness of the punishment

noun

The quality of being suitable or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

The aptness of his comment, his aptness to forget, an aptness for/at drawing

noun

The quality of being likely to do something or of often doing something

Usage examples:

His aptness to forget

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

noun

The power or ability to do something.

Usage examples:

He had an intuitive capability of bringing the best out in people

noun

The ability to do something

Usage examples:

Capability to with the new machines we finally have the capability (= power) to do the job properly…

noun

The number of weapons, soldiers, etc. a country has to fight a war

Usage examples:

Nuclear capability several countries are trying to develop a nuclear capability.

noun

The maximum amount that something can contain.

Usage examples:

The capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet

noun

The amount that can be held or produced by something

Usage examples:

[ c ] the stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000., [ u ] the theater was full to capacity that ni…

noun

The total amount or number of things or people that something can hold

Usage examples:

A capacity of sth the tanks have a capacity of 1000 litres., capacity audience/crowd the rally drew…

noun

The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.

Usage examples:

Courses to improve the competence of staff

noun

The ability to do something well

Usage examples:

Students can prove their competence by performing well in the exam., the ideal candidate will have …

noun

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Usage examples:

Her dexterity with chopsticks

noun

The ability to use the hands skillfully in doing something

Usage examples:

Playing with blocks improves a child’s manual dexterity.

noun

A place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Cooking facilities

noun

An ability or skill at doing something

Usage examples:

His facility for memorizing dates was astonishing., the new sports facility has a swimming pool.

noun

Equipment, rooms, etc. that are provided for people to use

Usage examples:

The community center has some of the newest equipment and best facilities in town., are non-members…

noun

An inherent mental or physical power.

Usage examples:

Her critical faculties

noun

The people who teach in a college or university, or in a department of a college or university

Usage examples:

Even though she is 102, she still has all of her faculties.

noun

A natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.

Usage examples:

Have all your faculties even at the age of 100, she still had all her faculties., in possession of …

noun

A special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well.

Usage examples:

She had a flair for languages

noun

The ability to do something well

Usage examples:

Alan has a flair for public speaking.

noun

Natural ability to do something well

Usage examples:

Flair for he has a flair for languages.

noun

A thing at which someone excels.

Usage examples:

Small talk was not his forte

adverb

(especially as a direction) loudly.

Usage examples:

The figure in this bar should be played forte

adjective

Played loudly.

Usage examples:

The pianissimo lightness in the upper strings against the forte melody is perfectly weighted

noun

Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

Usage examples:

She was a teacher of genius

adjective

Very clever or ingenious.

Usage examples:

A genius idea

noun

Very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art, or a person who has this

Usage examples:

(an) artistic/creative/musical genius, einstein was a (mathematical) genius., from the age of three…

noun

A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.

Usage examples:

Wedding gifts

verb

Give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest.

Usage examples:

The company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity

noun

Gamete intrafallopian transfer, a technique for assisting conception by introducing mixed ova and sperm into a fallopian tube.

Usage examples:

The first successful pregnancy conceived through gift occurred in 1984

noun

The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

Usage examples:

Considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing software

noun

The skill of thinking, performing, or using things in new ways, esp. to solve problems

Usage examples:

With a little ingenuity, meals can be tasty as well as inexpensive.

noun

Someone's ability to think of clever new ways of doing something

Usage examples:

I was impressed by the ingenuity and energy of the contestants., it took some time and a little ing…

noun

An innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli.

Usage examples:

The homing instinct

adjective

Imbued or filled with (a quality, especially a desirable one).

Usage examples:

These canvases are instinct with passion

noun

A natural ability that helps you decide what to do or how to act without thinking

Usage examples:

[ u ] he lacked the instinct for quick action., [ c ] his biggest asset may be his political instin…

noun

A high degree of skill; expertise.

Usage examples:

He demonstrated his proficiency in chinese

noun

Great skill, ability, and experience

Usage examples:

Proficiency in sth candidates must be able to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in both langu…

noun

The quality of moving fast or doing something in a short time.

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An athlete with outstanding quickness and agility

noun

The quality of being fast

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The quickness of his movements, her quickness to understand

noun

The state of being fully prepared for something.

Usage examples:

Your muscles tense in readiness for action

noun

Natural aptitude or skill.

Usage examples:

He possesses more talent than any other player

noun

A special natural ability to do something well, or people who have this ability

Usage examples:

[ c ] his talents are being wasted in that job., [ u ] the baseball scouts are looking for new tale…

noun

A natural skill or ability

Usage examples:

The successful candidate will have both talent and drive., the company benefited from her expertise…