SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
knack
noun
A special skill in doing a particular thing well.
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The Last Chair in the Orchestra · paragraph 6A special skill in doing a particular thing well.
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Her knack for matching voices to faces made her an excellent casting assistant.
Her assistant had a knack for seeing where an object wanted to move.
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