quirk
quirk
(kwûrk)n.
1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate.
3. A sudden sharp turn or twist: a quirk of the head.
4. Architecture A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit.
5. Archaic An equivocation; a quibble.
[Origin unknown.]
quirk′i·ly adv.
quirk′i·ness n.
quirk′y adj.
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quirk
(kwɜːk)n
1. an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible
2. an unexpected twist or turn: a quirk of fate.
3. (Architecture) a continuous groove in an architectural moulding
4. a flourish, as in handwriting
[C16: of unknown origin]
ˈquirky adj
ˈquirkily adv
ˈquirkiness n
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quirk
(kwûrk),
n.
1. a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism.
2. caprice; vagary; accident: a quirk of fate.
3. a showy stroke, as in writing.
4. an acute angle or channel, as one dividing two parts of a molding.
adj.5. formed with a quirk or channel, as a molding.
[1540–50; orig. uncertain]
quirk′i•ly, adv.
quirk′i•ness, n.
quirk′y, adj. quirk•i•er, quirk•i•est.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | quirk - a strange attitude or habit |
| 2. | quirk - a narrow groove beside a beading groove, channel - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) | |
| Verb | 1. | quirk - twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way" twist - turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head" |
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quirk
noun
2. peculiarity, eccentricity, mannerism, foible, idiosyncrasy, habit, fancy, characteristic, trait, whim, oddity, caprice, fetish, aberration, kink, vagary, singularity, idée fixe (French) the quirks and foibles of people in everyday situations
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quirk
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Translations
مُراوَغَه، تَلاعُب بالألْفاظ
výstřednost
ejendommelighed
fintorhirtelen fordulat
tiktúra, skringilegheit
dīvainība
manier
acayipliktuhaflık
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quirk
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quirk
(kwəːk) nouna strange or unusual feature of a person's behaviour etc.
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