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- Dictionaryquirk/kwəːk/
noun
- 1. a peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour: "they accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks" Similar
- 2. an acute hollow between convex or other mouldings.
verb
- 1. (with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement: "his lips quirked disbelievingly"
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an unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected: a personality quirk.
The sense of quirk meaning “a peculiarity of action or behavior” refers to a twist of sorts as well, insofar as our quirks often flip others’ expectations of us, perhaps even causing them to quirk their eyebrows now and again.
A quirk is a unique, odd, and sometimes charming trait that makes a person stand out from the crowd. Country comedian Minnie Pearl was known for her quirk of wearing a $1.98 price tag dangling from her hat.
an unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected: a personality quirk.
Quirk definition: a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism. See examples of QUIRK used in a sentence.
A quirk is something unusual or interesting that happens by chance. By a quirk of fate, the pair have been drawn to meet in the first round of the championship. American English : quirk / ˈkwɜrk /
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.
Definition of quirk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. strange: a quirky sense of humour. Idioms. quirk of fate. (Definition of quirk from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of quirk. in Chinese (Traditional) 怪癖, 古怪之處… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 怪癖, 古怪之处… See more. in Spanish. singularidad, casualidades, peculiaridad… See more. in Portuguese.
1. A quirk is something unusual or interesting that happens by chance. [...] 2. A quirk is a habit or aspect of a person's character which is odd or unusual. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'quirk' American English: kwɜrk British English: kwɜːʳk. More. Synonyms of 'quirk' • fluke, chance, twist, turn [...]