noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state of being quirky. uncountable, usually

   "Your quirkiness is so endearing."

2. 2
   a strange attitude or habit wordnet
3. 3
   A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing. countable, usually

   ""There are certain quirkinesses, but he is a very good neighbor.""

Synonyms

All synonyms

aberrationabnormalityanomalycapricecrotchetdeviation

Example

More examples

"Your quirkiness is so endearing."

Etymology

From quirky + -ness.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.