TOP

Definition of knick-knack noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

knick-knack

noun
 
/ˈnɪk næk/
 
/ˈnɪk næk/
 [usually plural] (sometimes disapproving)
jump to other results
  1. a small object of little worth that is used for decoration in a house synonym ornament
    • a collection of knick-knacks
    • There were no photographs, no knick-knacks: just a simple table and chairs.
    Topics Houses and homesc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘a petty trick’): reduplication of knack.
See knick-knack in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: knick-knack

Nearby words

trait
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day