quirk

noun

ˈkwərk How to pronounce quirk (audio)
Definition of quirknext
as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks

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Recent Examples of quirk Why shoppers are starting holiday shopping earlier Early buying is no longer a quirk of the ultra-organized. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 His high-fashion clowns, bears and other quirks always deliver. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026 Karina Longworth loves Los Angeles for all its quirks and charms. — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The goal here is centered around releasing tension, stiffness, and other quirks that attack your muscles over time to allow your body to move with ease and recover that much quicker—and feeling great, of course, while also honing in on pliability. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quirk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
  1. trick
  2. trait
  3. characteristic
  4. mannerism
  5. idiosyncrasy
  6. peculiarity
  7. eccentricity
  8. oddity
Noun
  • Today, our constructor has reached into his evidently limitless bag of tricks to pull out a doozy of a Thursday grid.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The subtle, but unmistakable, undercurrent of apple sweetness struck me as a bit of a magic trick in a bread that, otherwise, to the eye and hand was just a soft white loaf.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Warhound wants to improve canine health and longevity alongside traits such as speed, agility, and scent detection.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • With Carr, his average physical traits (by NFL QB standards) give pause for thought.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of trait
Noun
  • If researchers can reliably take advantage of these characteristics, biological computing could one day be the prime choice in applications where systems need to adapt to unfamiliar conditions in a field far from home.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The challenge is to broaden a brand’s appeal without diluting the characteristics that distinguish it from competitors.
    — Yiling Pan, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of characteristic
Noun
  • And judging by the amount of controversy that’s already been stirred up, Sacha Baron Cohen’s iconic character of a middle-class white Brit appropriating hip-hop and Jamaican mannerisms still has the ability to rile people.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • As on television, Seyfried nails Holmes’s wide eyes, unsteady mannerisms, deep voice, and mysterious vocal cadence that makes the character both unreal and oddly human.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of mannerism
Noun
  • Nina Simone’s definition of freedom, in the early 1970s, as the absence of fear, and Gaye’s license to express oneself, down to every last funky idiosyncrasy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • With exceptional performances from the entire cast and homages to musical legends like Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson, Bioh and White present a reflection of the Black female experience in all of its dazzling idiosyncrasies, triumphs and pains.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of idiosyncrasy
Noun
  • Due to peculiarities of history and tax law, a special district to fund a major project, like a baseball stadium, could be more powerful in West Sacramento than in other cities.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Premium formats are creating a delta there, which addresses a peculiarity of this — uniform pricing.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of peculiarity
Noun
  • There’s a hint of eccentricity and individuality to it that feels particularly exciting for SS27.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But the scenes of Roy using household objects to relay the action of the game (accompanied by twinkling music) push Keeley beyond the limits of eccentricity.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of eccentricity
Noun
  • And something more substantial, even, than the ongoing oddity of just where Washington Square Park fits into the scheme of things as it’s gone from an evident linchpin of the project to an apparent afterthought.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The temptation, when considering the tech founder, is to confuse his oddity for genius.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of oddity

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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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