knacks
Innate special abilities
A knack is a natural talent or acquired skill for doing something well, especially something that others might find difficult.
The word often implies an effortless ability: She has a knack for making people feel comfortable.
Knacks suggests multiple such talents or abilities.
The word carries a sense of clever facility rather than deep expertise—you might have a knack for parallel parking or remembering names, but probably not for neurosurgery.
Innate capability
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- competenceAdequate ability to function
technique · finesse · know-how · savvy · adeptness · facility · handiness · craftsmanship
Exceptional innate ability
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
artistry · brilliance · mastery · natural ability · gift · endowment · bent · forte
Innate behavioral inclination
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
bent · disposition · penchant · predilection · habit · quirk · peculiarity · idiosyncrasy
aptitude
Innate capability
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
competence · technique · finesse · know-how · savvy · adeptness · facility · handiness · craftsmanship · touch
giftedness
Exceptional innate ability
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- flairStylish natural aptitude
prowess · artistry · brilliance · mastery · natural ability · gift · endowment · bent · forte · strong suit
propensity
Innate behavioral inclination
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- proclivityInherent tendency toward something
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
leaning · bent · disposition · penchant · predilection · habit · quirk · peculiarity · idiosyncrasy
knacksbook learning
Knowledge from study
deliberate practice · technical training · technical education · credentials
knacksinabilities
Lacks of capability
ineptitudes · incapacities · incompetencies · deficiencies · shortcomings
knacksstruggles
Difficult prolonged efforts
difficulties · handicaps · stumbling blocks · weaknesses · clumsiness
- knick knacksSmall decorative objects
- knacker's yardPlace horses are destroyed
- The KnackIntuitive special ability
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