Quirk

/kwɜːk/

Synonyms for "quirk" (169 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Noun(7 words)

oddityalter courseanomaly bend cowlick crotchet curl

aberration abnormality anamorphism anamorphosis aroma asymmetry attribute badge boutade brainstorm brand buckle cachet capriccio caprice cast cavil character characteristic conceit

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configuration contortion crank crazecrazy ideacrookedness crotchet

Strong matches (51)

cut detorsion deviation differentia differential disproportiondistinctive featuredistortion divergence dodge earmark eccentricity exception fad fancyfantastic notionfantasy feature figure flavor

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flimflam foiblefool notionfreakfreakish inspirationgnarl gust habit hallmarkharebrained ideahumor idiocrasy idiosyncrasy imbalance impress impression index individualism irregularity jesuitism keynote kink

Noun(9 words)

deviate divert foible foibles freaks habit idiosyncrasies idiosyncrasy kinks

Related words (84)

knot lineaments lopsidedness maggot mannerism mark marking megrim minauderie mold mould moulder mouldy nature nonconformity notion oddity odor particularitypassing fancy

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peculiar traitpeculiarity property quality quibble quiddity quillet quip quodlibet savor screw seal shape shuffle singularity smack specialty stamp strangeness taint tang taste thing token torsion tortuosity toy trademark trait tricktrick of behaviorturn twist unsymmetry vagary warp whimwhim whamwhim-wham whimsy wrench wrest wring

Noun(18 words)

mannerism mannerisms mishegaasmost oddoddness peccadilloes peculiarities peculiarity queerness quirkiness quirking strangeness swerve tics twist twists warp weirdie

Adjective(3 words)

odd habitodd habitsodd property

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More general

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change channel characteristic feature groove move strangeness trait twist unfamiliarity

More specific

11 entries

bend curldesign quirkdeviate divert habitinterface quirkmannerism swervetiming quirktwist

Collocations

11 entries

behavioral quirkdata quirkdesign quirkquirk a smilequirk an eyebrowquirk of fatequirk the eyebrowquirk the jawquirk the lipquirk the mouthtiming quirk

Inflections

3 entries

quirked quirking quirks

Derivations

3 entries

quirkily quirkiness quirky

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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That's just a quirk of his.

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A quirk of the software was that it had to be restarted after every new entry.

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It was just a quirk of fate.

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The fact that the money came just then was a quirk of fate.

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