quirk

English

Etymology

First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kwɜːk/, X-SAMPA: /kw3:k/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

Noun

quirk (plural quirks)

1. 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.

2. (architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit
3. (archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.

Translations

idiosyncrasy

• Czech: výstřednost, potrhlost
• Dutch: gril, rariteit , nuk
• Finnish: oikku (fi), omituisuus (fi)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: ιδιοτροπία (el) (idiotropía) f 
• Indonesian: kekocakan

• Japanese: 歪み (ゆがみ, yugami), 捩れ (ねじれ, nejire), 癖 (くせ, kuse)
• Polish: dziwactwo n
• Portuguese: idiossincrasia (pt) f
• Romanian: particularitate (ro) f
• Russian: причуда (ru) (pričuda)
• Spanish: idiosincrasia (es) f

Derived terms

• quirky