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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.
an unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected: a personality quirk.
an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible. 2. an unexpected twist or turn. a quirk of fate. 3. a continuous groove in an architectural moulding. 4. a flourish, as in handwriting. Collins English Dictionary.
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.
Quirk definition: a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism. See examples of QUIRK used in a sentence.
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.
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 [...]
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.
