QUIRK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for QUIRK?

Need another word that means the same as “quirk”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “quirk” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Quirk” are: crotchet, oddity, queerness, quirkiness, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, eccentricity, foible, whim, whimsy, notion, conceit, vagary, caprice, fancy, kink, mannerism, habit, characteristic, trait, feature, obsession, fad, chance, fluke, freak, anomaly, turn, twist, twist of fate, screw up, distort

Quirk as a Noun

Definitions of "Quirk" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “quirk” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A strange attitude or habit.
• A strange chance occurrence.
• An acute hollow between convex or other mouldings.
• A narrow groove beside a beading.
• A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour.
• A sudden twist, turn, or curve.

Synonyms of "Quirk" as a noun (30 Words)

anomaly	The angular distance of a planet or satellite from its last perihelion or perigee. The position abounds in anomaly.
caprice	A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour. The caprice was divided into a theme and eleven variations.
chance	The occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause. If that phone call is for me chances are it s my wife.
characteristic	The integer part positive or negative of the representation of a logarithm in the expression log 643 2 808 the characteristic is 2. Generosity is one of his best characteristics.
conceit	The trait of being unduly vain and conceited false pride. He could always come up with some inspired off the wall conceit.
crotchet	A strange attitude or habit. The natural crotchets of inveterate bachelors.
eccentricity	An eccentric act or habit. The eccentricity of his views.
fad	An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. Some regard green politics as no more than the latest fad.
fancy	Enthusiasts for a sport, especially boxing or racing, considered collectively. This was no passing fancy but a feeling he would live by.
feature	A full-length film intended as the main item in a cinema programme. An expression of pleasure crossed his features.
fluke	A barb on a harpoon or arrow. Their victory was a bit of a fluke.
foible	A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual. They have to tolerate each other s little foibles.
freak	A person addicted to a particular drug. A fitness freak.
habit	General shape or mode of growth, especially of a plant or a mineral. We stayed together out of habit.
idiosyncrasy	An abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug. The idiosyncrasies of the prison system.
kink	A person’s unusual sexual preference. A kink in the road.
mannerism	A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual. Learning the great man s speeches and studying his mannerisms.
notion	An odd or fanciful or capricious idea. The theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories.
obsession	The state of being obsessed with someone or something. He was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist.
oddity	Eccentricity that is not easily explained. Realizing the oddity of the remark he retracted it.
peculiarity	An odd or unusual characteristic. His essays characterized decency as a British peculiarity.
queerness	The state or condition of being strange. In the conversation about identity queerness and the trans experience there s a lot that many of us have to learn.
quirkiness	A strange attitude or habit.
trait	A distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person. Breeders were installing some trait that allowed the crop to thrive.
turn	The act of turning away or in the opposite direction. He made an abrupt turn away from her.
twist	A fine strong thread consisting of twisted strands of cotton or silk. A barley sugar twist.
twist of fate	The act of rotating rapidly.
vagary	An unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person’s behavior, etc. The vagaries of the weather.
whim	An odd or fanciful or capricious idea. She bought it on a whim.
whimsy	Playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour. A clean slate on which to enter information in the form that suits your whimsy.

Usage Examples of "Quirk" as a noun

• Wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.
• A strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan.
• They accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks.

Quirk as a Verb

Definitions of "Quirk" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “quirk” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement.
• Twist or curve abruptly.

Synonyms of "Quirk" as a verb (3 Words)

distort	Alter the shape of (something) by stress. Many factors can distort the results.
screw up	Have sexual intercourse with.
twist	To move in a twisting or contorted motion especially when struggling. The wrestler twisted his shoulder.

Usage Examples of "Quirk" as a verb

• She quirked her head in a peculiar way.
• His lips quirked disbelievingly.

Associations of "Quirk" (30 Words)

anomaly	Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. The apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth were the poorest.
awkward	Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape. An awkward dancer.
bizarre	Very strange or unusual. Restaurants of bizarre design one like a hat another like a rabbit.
eccentricity	An eccentric act or habit. A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity.
effeminacy	The trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man. The students associated science with masculinity and arts with effeminacy.
femininity	The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women. She alternated between embracing her femininity and concealing it.
foible	A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual. They have to tolerate each other s little foibles.
grotesque	A family of 19th-century sans serif typefaces. A grotesque reflection in the mirror.
hardly	Only a very short time before. The little house in which he lived was hardly bigger than a hut.
idiosyncrasy	A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual. One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first.
imperfect	The imperfect tense. Imperfect mortals.
obliquity	The presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle.
odd	Denoting a single goal by which one side defeats another, especially where each side scores at least once. She looked younger than her fifty odd years.
oddity	A strange or peculiar person or thing. She was regarded as a bit of an oddity.
outlandish	Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar. Three wise outlandish kings.
peculiar	Different to what is normal or expected; strange. The peculiar character of the Government of the U S.
peculiarity	Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting. The peculiarity of their upbringing.
precession	The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone.
rarity	Noteworthy scarcity. The rarity of the condition.
scarce	Scarcely. They scarcely ever used the emergency generator.
solecism	A grammatical mistake in speech or writing.
strange	Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain. A harsh accent that was strange to his ears.
tilt	A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. The balance of industrial power tilted towards the workers.
uncommon	Marked by an uncommon quality especially superlative or extreme of its kind. Frost and floods are uncommon during these months.
unearthly	Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul. An unearthly light.
unique	A unique person or thing. Had unique ability in raising funds.
unusual	Being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird. A scene of unusual beauty.
weakness	A person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively. He has a weakness for chocolate.
weird	Very strange; bizarre. Blue eyes weirded him out and Ivan s were especially creepy.