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quirkiness

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English

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Etymology

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From quirky +‎ -ness.

Noun

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quirkiness (usually uncountable, plural quirkinesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being quirky.
    Your quirkiness is so endearing.
    • 2025 March 5, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Midlands”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 24:
      Chacombe: The one-bedroomed holiday home built into the mouth of the Great Central Railway tunnel, on the former Banbury-Northampton route, has won a number of awards for its quirkiness.
  2. (countable) A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing.
    • 2009 January 8, Robbie Brown, “Hard Times Find Replica of White House for Sale”, in New York Times[1]:
      "There are certain quirkinesses, but he is a very good neighbor."
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