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noun

ˈkwərk How to pronounce quirk (audio)
Definition of quirknext
as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks

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quirky

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adjective

ˈkwər-kē How to pronounce quirky (audio)
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers

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Recent Examples of quirk
Noun
Name Recall This is one of those areas where forgetfulness quickly goes from being a charming quirk to potentially offensive—an especially perilous hazard for a CEO. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Psychological quirks like these can create what Maisel refers to as a race to the bottom. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026
Adjective
Return to Asheville, North Carolina Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina's enduringly quirky mountain city is building back better thanks to its strong community ethos. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 If your goal is to reach a billion people each day, a game from a quirky studio like Double Fine about a sentient lighthouse probably won’t move the needle in comparison to expanding Minecraft or Candy Crush. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quirk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
  1. trick
  2. trait
  3. characteristic
  4. mannerism
  5. idiosyncrasy
  6. peculiarity
  7. eccentricity
  8. oddity
Noun
  • Australia responded six minutes later following a trick lineout move involving hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa throwing to scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan at the front, getting the return pass and starting the movement that finished with him scoring.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • By stop-starting Gvardiol — a trick that lulls defenders into a false sense of security — and then faking to go one way and then the other, Messi found space where there seemed to be none and set up Julian Alvarez for Argentina’s third goal.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Still, the pieces of ceiling trim dedicated to the pillars of courage and trust remained missing, a nod perhaps to the traits most easily lost when disaster strikes – and most needed to rebuild.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of trait
Noun
  • For black holes, this measure of entropy is connected to characteristics like spin and energy, which means it could be used to understand how these cosmic titans respond to different events.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • This is followed by an interview—and then Bending Spoons used hiring algorithms to run an analysis on how the talent scored against both quantitative, and qualitative characteristics.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of characteristic
Noun
  • While Minetree delivers a charming performance, capturing Elle's bubbly optimism and mannerisms, the show largely fails to add meaningful depth and truly enrich one of pop culture's most enduring heroines.
    — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
Definition of mannerism
Noun
  • Both Hanke and Koppl frame big player dynamics as a broader structural shift rather than any single politician’s idiosyncrasy.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • Anta Claus is spilling over with character flaws, idiosyncrasies, jealousy and frustration.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2026
Definition of idiosyncrasy
Noun
  • The subject does not have a lot of hard-and-fast rules; wars share common characteristics but each conflict has its own peculiarities and exigent circumstances.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • If the job of a debut album is to introduce an artist to the world, while a sophomore album reinforces their reputation, then a third album offers a channel for artists to expand beyond the familiar tricks and peculiarities that shot them to fame in the first place.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
Definition of peculiarity
Noun
  • But unlike the best of Ferrell’s earlier roles, Hawkins’s eccentricities feel like surface-level strangeness, connected to nothing surprising or soulful underneath.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Lawyers statewide choose the sole at-large member, making Kansas the only state where attorneys hold a majority of seats on the nominating commission — an eccentricity that Kobach and conservative lawmakers have emphasized.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of eccentricity
Noun
  • Despite the mechanical oddities inherent to living machines, investigations into spindle physics have been going on for decades.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 29 June 2026
  • In recent times, the mountain has developed some modern oddities.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of oddity

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