Quirk

Meaning

Quirk means a strange, unusual, or distinctive habit, characteristic, or feature of a person or thing.

Pronunciation

/kwɜːk/

Word Forms

• Singular noun: quirk
• Plural: quirks
• Related adjective: quirky
• Related noun: quirkiness

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• personal quirk — an unusual habit or characteristic belonging to a particular person.
• little quirk — a small unusual habit or characteristic.
• quirk of personality — an unusual feature of someone's personality.
• quirk of fate — an unexpected and unusual turn of events caused by chance.
• strange quirk — an especially unusual habit or characteristic.
• endearing quirk — an unusual characteristic that makes someone more likable or charming.

Example Sentences

• One of her quirks is that she always organizes her books by colour.
• His habit of talking to himself is just one of his many quirks.
• The character is memorable because of her unusual quirks.
• Everyone has a few little quirks that make them unique.
• By a strange quirk of fate, they ended up meeting again years later.

Literary Example

Example:

“Little Eugene Vickery had a quirk of the unusual, but it was not conspicuous.”

— Rupert Hughes, Clipped Wings

Here, quirk refers to an unusual or distinctive characteristic of Eugene's personality. The narrator suggests that Eugene possesses something uncommon in his nature, although it is not immediately obvious to others. The novel was published in 1916. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

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