technique

[tek-neek]

noun

1. the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.

2. the body of specialized procedures and methods used in any specific field, especially in an area of applied science.

3. method of performance; way of accomplishing.

4. technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result.

5. Informal.,  method of projecting personal charm, appeal, etc..

   He has the greatest technique with customers.

technique

/ tɛkˈniːk /

noun

1. a practical method, skill, or art applied to a particular task

2. proficiency in a practical or mechanical skill

3. special facility; knack

   he had the technique of turning everything to his advantage

Word History and Origins

Origin of technique¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from French: “technical” (adjective), “technic” (noun), from Greek technikós, techniká; technic

Word History and Origins

Origin of technique¹

C19: from French, from technique (adj) _technic

Example Sentences

Those are techniques that make their rhetoric appealing and shareable in far-right online spaces.

From Salon

He has the ability to adapt, read his opponents and subdue them with a combination of technique, power and tactical discipline.

From Los Angeles Times

As traditional, human-dependent techniques and analog approaches to creation fade away, it makes the spirit of these increasingly obsolescent facets of society all the more precious.

From Los Angeles Times

It'll always be a cat and mouse game, there will always be people developing new techniques or people getting away with things.

From BBC

The handsome face is a digital photograph fabricated through sophisticated forensic techniques currently used by law enforcement to determine things like the appearance of murder victims.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• approach 
• art 
• capability 
• capacity 
• craft 
• facility 
• know-how 
• manner 
• means 
• mode 
• performance 
• procedure 
• routine 
• skill 
• style 
• system