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View synonyms for knick-knack
knick-knack
/ ˈnɪkˌnæk /
noun
- a cheap ornament; trinket
- an ornamental article of furniture, dress, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˈknick-ˌknackery, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of knick-knack1
C17: by reduplication from knack , in obsolete sense: toy
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Example Sentences
This definition of the knick-knack fairly indicates the general level of our artistic competence.
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Another traced her likeness in a few words, and described her as if she had been some knick-knack for sale at an auction.
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And then, a woman who gives fifteen hundred francs for a knick-knack is not to be met with every day.
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He stopped, took up a knick-knack, examined it mechanically and then resumed his walk.
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The proprietors of these little knick-knack establishments were the nicest creatures, somehow suggesting venerable doves.
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