quirkiness


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quirk

 (kwûrk)
n.
1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate.
3. A sudden sharp turn or twist: a quirk of the head.
4. Architecture A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit.
5. Archaic An equivocation; a quibble.

[Origin unknown.]

quirk′i·ly adv.
quirk′i·ness n.
quirk′y adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.quirkiness - a strange attitude or habit
strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
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quirkiness

noun
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Translations

quirkiness

[ˈkwɜːkɪnɪs] Nrareza f
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quirkiness

[ˈkwɜːrkinɪs] n [person] → originalité f; [behaviour] → caractère m inattendu
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quirkiness

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Luckily Steel, as it goes, is a lot funnier, and his new show sees the performer promise to shed light on the quirkiness and interesting aspects of every town he visits - so this gig in the capital promises to be unique from all the other dates on his tour.
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