Definitions for quirk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quirk*(n.)
a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism.
caprice; vagary; accident:
a quirk of fate.
a showy stroke, as in writing.
an acute angle or channel, as one dividing two parts of a molding.
Category: Architecture
(adj.)formed with a quirk or channel, as a molding.
Category: Architecture
* Syn: See eccentricity.
Origin of quirk:
1540–50; orig. uncert.
quirk′y(adj.)quirk•i•er, quirk•i•est.
Princeton's WordNet
oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, crotchet(noun)
a strange attitude or habit
quirk(verb)
a narrow groove beside a beading
quirk(verb)
twist or curve abruptly
"She quirked her head in a peculiar way"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
quirk(noun)ˈɝk
a strange habit
an eccentric man with many quirks
quirkˈɝk
sth strange that happens, often by chance
a quirk of fate
Wiktionary
quirk(Noun)
an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone
The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.
quirk(Noun)
An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit
quirk(Noun)
A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
Origin: First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.
Webster Dictionary
Quirk(noun)
a sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger
Quirk(noun)
a fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice
Quirk(noun)
a smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit
Quirk(noun)
an irregular air; as, light quirks of music
Quirk(noun)
a piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; -- sometimes written quink
Quirk(noun)
a small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding
Translations for quirk
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quirk(noun)
a strange or unusual feature of a person's behaviour etc.
- nukAfrikaans
- مُراوَغَه، تَلاعُب بالألْفاظArabic
- чудатостBulgarian
- particularidadePortuguese (BR)
- výstřednostCzech
- die EigenartGerman
- ejendommelighedDanish
- λόξα, ιδιορρυθμίαGreek
- peculiaridadSpanish
- veidrusEstonian
- خصلت عجیبFarsi
- oikkuFinnish
- excentricitéFrench
- מוּזָרוּתHebrew
- विचित्र व्यवहारHindi
- igra riječima, varkaCroatian
- hirtelen fordulat; fintorHungarian
- peri laku anehIndonesian
- tiktúra, skringilegheitIcelandic
- vezzoItalian
- 変った癖Japanese
- (행동, 성격 등의) 기발함Korean
- keistenybėLithuanian
- dīvainībaLatvian
- sifat anehMalay
- hebbelijkheidDutch
- eksentrisk vane, luneNorwegian
- kaprysPolish
- خصلت عجیبPersian
- ځانګړې خاصيت: (له لاسليك وروسته) پيچ، ول: حاشيه تلنهPashto
- particularidadePortuguese
- ciudăţenieRomanian
- причудаRussian
- zvláštnosť, manierSlovak
- čudaštvoSlovenian
- osobenostSerbian
- egendomlighet, besynnerlighetSwedish
- พฤติกรรมแปลก ๆThai
- tuhaflık, acayiplikTurkish
- 古怪的舉動，怪癖Chinese (Trad.)
- химера, викрутUkrainian
- انوکھا انداز یا برتاؤUrdu
- tậtVietnamese
- 古怪的举动，怪癖Chinese (Simp.)
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