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quirk
[ kwurk ]
noun
- a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism:
He is full of strange quirks.
- a shift, subterfuge, or evasion; quibble.
- a sudden twist or turn:
He lost his money by a quirk of fate.
- a flourish or showy stroke, as in writing.
- Architecture.
- an acute angle or channel, as one dividing two parts of a molding or one dividing a flush bead from the adjoining surfaces.
- an area taken from a larger area, as a room or a plot of ground.
- an enclosure for this area.
- Obsolete. a clever or witty remark; quip.
adjective
- formed with a quirk or channel, as a molding.
quirk
/ ɜː /
noun
- an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible
- an unexpected twist or turn
a quirk of fate
- a continuous groove in an architectural moulding
- a flourish, as in handwriting
Derived Forms
- ˈܾ쾱, adverb
- ˈܾ쾱Ա, noun
- ˈܾ, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quirk1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quirk1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And by an incredible quirk of fate, it is he who will host the G7 summit in Alberta in June, just days before the expiry of President Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs pause.
It has stood as a quirk – an isolated area of tension in what had been, until now, an otherwise close relationship between the two countries.
Glenn is loath to go backward, much less indulge in personality quirks he’s outgrown because fatherhood awaits.
A scheduling quirk has the Lakers playing a pair of games on the road against the Thunder to kick off the final seven days of the regular season.
She was a full person with quirks, faults, viewpoints and feelings.
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