knickknack

or nick·nack

[ nik-nak ]

/ ˈnɪkˌnæk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR knickknack ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.

Origin of knickknack

1610–20; gradational compound based on knack in obsolete sense “toy”

OTHER WORDS FROM knickknack

knickknacked, adjectiveknickknacky, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for knickknack

Then we should be ashamed of the work by which we must make money to pay for all these nicknacks.
Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
Here you are all got together to this sale of fineries and nicknacks.
The Life of Benjamin Franklin|Mason Locke Weems
We sat down to table: Sophie at its head in a fresh-looking pink gown and bracelets and nicknacks.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Such an array of nicknacks and pretty things on mantel and dressing-case she had never seen before.
Jennie Gerhardt|Theodore Dreiser

He looked round the little sitting-room in which she had the furniture and nicknacks from her room at the bank.
The Rider of Waroona|Firth Scott

British Dictionary definitions for knickknack

knick-knack

nick-nack

/ (ˈnɪkˌnæk) /

noun

a cheap ornament; trinket

an ornamental article of furniture, dress, etc

Derived forms of knick-knack

knick-knackery or nick-nackery, noun

Word Origin for knick-knack

C17: by reduplication from knack, in obsolete sense: toy

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单词	knickknack
释义	knickknack or nick·nack [ nik-nak ] / ˈnɪkˌnæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR knickknack ON THESAURUS.COM noun an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac. Origin of knickknack 1610–20; gradational compound based on knack in obsolete sense “toy” OTHER WORDS FROM knickknack knickknacked, adjectiveknickknacky, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for knickknack Then we should be ashamed of the work by which we must make money to pay for all these nicknacks. Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10)\|Maria Edgeworth Here you are all got together to this sale of fineries and nicknacks. The Life of Benjamin Franklin\|Mason Locke Weems We sat down to table: Sophie at its head in a fresh-looking pink gown and bracelets and nicknacks. Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood Such an array of nicknacks and pretty things on mantel and dressing-case she had never seen before. Jennie Gerhardt\|Theodore Dreiser He looked round the little sitting-room in which she had the furniture and nicknacks from her room at the bank. The Rider of Waroona\|Firth Scott British Dictionary definitions for knickknack knick-knack nick-nack / (ˈnɪkˌnæk) / noun a cheap ornament; trinket an ornamental article of furniture, dress, etc Derived forms of knick-knack knick-knackery or nick-nackery, noun Word Origin for knick-knack C17: by reduplication from knack, in obsolete sense: toy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to knickknack curio, ornament, bauble, souvenir, bric-a-brac, trifle, toy, thingamajig, frill, gadget, novelty, embellishment, whimsy, miniature, showpiece, bagatelle, curiosity, device, notion, plaything
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knickknack

or nick·nack

noun

Origin of knickknack

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Example sentences from the Web for knickknack

British Dictionary definitions for knickknack

nick-nack

noun

Derived forms of knick-knack

Word Origin for knick-knack

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