Quirk
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English
Noun
Quirk (plural Quirks)- an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone
- The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.
- (architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit
Thesaurus
aberration, anamorphism, anamorphosis, aroma, asymmetry, attribute, badge, boutade, brainstorm, brand, buckle, cachet, capriccio, caprice, cast, cavil, character, characteristic, conceit, configuration, contortion, crank, craze, crazy idea, crookedness, crotchet, cut, detorsion, deviation, differentia, differential, disproportion, distinctive feature, distortion, dodge, earmark, eccentricity, fad, fancy, fantastic notion, fantasy, feature, figure, flavor, flimflam, fool notion, freak, freakish inspiration, gnarl, gust, habit, hallmark, harebrained idea, humor, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, imbalance, impress, impression, index, individualism, irregularity, jesuitism, keynote, kink, knot, lineaments, lopsidedness, maggot, mannerism, mark, marking, megrim, minauderie, mold, nature, notion, oddity, odor, particularity, passing fancy, peculiar trait, peculiarity, property, quality, quibble, quiddity, quillet, quip, quodlibet, savor, screw, seal, shape, shuffle, singularity, smack, specialty, stamp, taint, tang, taste, token, torsion, tortuosity, toy, trademark, trait, trick, trick of behavior, turn, twist, unsymmetry, vagary, warp, whim, whim-wham, whimsy, wrench, wrest, wring
Etymology
First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.
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