Definition for Quirk:

• A shift; a cavil; a subterfuge; an artful turn for evasion; a quibble; a smart taunt or retort; a slight conceit; in arch., a small acute channel or recess between mouldings; in building, a piece of ground cut off from any regular ground- plot- see quink.

Synonyms for Quirk:

• n.

  •
  • fault,
  • affectation,
  • persona,
  • predisposition,
  • alter ego,
  • flaw,
  • incarnation,
  • propensity,
  • endowment.
  •
  • contradiction,
  • diversity,
  • a world of difference,
  • distinction,
  • collision,
  • variation,
  • contrast,
  • divergence,
  • usual,
  • variety.
  •aberration (noun)
  • weirdnesses.
  •artifact (noun)
  • quirk.
  •attribute (noun)
  • Specialities,
  • Qualities,
  • speciality,
  • property.
  •caprice (noun)
  • inconstancy,
  • changeableness,
  • vagary,
  • inconstancies,
  • fickleness,
  • notion,
  • thought,
  • fool notion,
  • fitfulness.
  •crotchet (noun)
  • crotchet.
  •curl (noun)
  • frizz,
  • curlicues,
  • Crispation,
  • Frizzes,
  • curlicue.
  •curve (noun)
  • sinuosity,
  • Sinuosities,
  • meniscus,
  • ellipse,
  • Helices,
  • helix,
  • Meniscuses,
  • chords,
  • Helixes,
  • cambers,
  • incurvation,
  • Rondure,
  • ogees,
  • horseshoes,
  • half-moon,
  • Ogee,
  • camber,
  • catenary,
  • catenaries,
  • chord,
  • horseshoe,
  • parabola,
  • hyperbolas,
  • incurvature,
  • Parabolas,
  • flexure,
  • Menisci,
  • Curvation,
  • hyperbola,
  • Ellipses,
  • halfmoon,
  • half-moons,
  • flexures.
  •distinctive feature (noun)
  • distinguishing characteristic,
  • point of character,
  • redeeming feature.
  •eccentricity (noun)
  • hereticisms,
  • freakishnesses,
  • non conformity,
  • whimsicalnesses,
  • un-conventionality,
  • non conformities,
  • un conventionality,
  • waywardnesses,
  • un orthodoxnesses,
  • un-orthodoxnesses,
  • un-orthodoxness,
  • outlandishnesses,
  • Idiocrasies,
  • un conventionalities,
  • non-conformities,
  • queernesses,
  • unorthodoxnesses,
  • unconventionalities,
  • un orthodoxness,
  • capriciousnesses,
  • un-conventionalities,
  • oddnesses.
  •epigram (noun)
  • bons mots.
  •exception (noun)
  • perquisitors,
  • privileged people,
  • privileged persons.
  •fad (noun)
  • passing fancy,
  • in thing,
  • latest word,
  • newest wrinkle,
  • INS,
  • New Look.
  •fallacy (noun)
  • in validity,
  • mis-calculation,
  • mis take,
  • faultinesses,
  • mis-take,
  • mis calculation,
  • in-exactnesses,
  • mis apprehension,
  • pre conception,
  • mis-apprehension,
  • un truth,
  • mis-calculations,
  • in exactness,
  • mis-interpretations,
  • mis interpretation,
  • in-validity,
  • deceptivenesses,
  • pre conceptions,
  • in validities,
  • mis-interpretation,
  • mis takes,
  • pre-conceptions,
  • un-truth,
  • in exactnesses,
  • in-exactness,
  • un truths,
  • pre-conception,
  • mis-takes,
  • mis interpretations,
  • inexactnesses,
  • misconstruals,
  • mis apprehensions,
  • un-truths,
  • mis calculations,
  • in-validities,
  • quibblings,
  • non sequiturs,
  • mis-apprehensions.
  •fluke (noun)
  • good fortunes,
  • stroke luck,
  • odd chances,
  • fortunates.
  •habit (noun)
  • obsession,
  • hangup,
  • wonts,
  • Habits,
  • impulsion,
  • make-up,
  • Assuetude,
  • fixed attitude,
  • impulsions,
  • make-ups.
  •peculiarity (noun)
  • schticks,
  • un usualnesses,
  • un-usualnesses,
  • odd traits,
  • un usualness,
  • unusualnesses,
  • un-usualness.
  •pleasantry (noun)
  • jokings.
  •quibble (noun)
  • Hairsplitter,
  • nit-picker,
  • hair-splitter,
  • niggle,
  • quibble,
  • Quiddities,
  • hairsplitters,
  • quiddity.
  •ridiculousness (noun)
  • humorousness,
  • wittiness,
  • zaniness.
  •specialty (noun)
  • feature,
  • definiteness,
  • particularity,
  • flavor,
  • cachet,
  • quality,
  • individuality,
  • way,
  • hallmark,
  • stamp,
  • specialty,
  • figure,
  • idiosyncrasy,
  • specialization,
  • keynote,
  • forte,
  • difference,
  • Discriminant,
  • mark.
  •thing (noun)
  • pre occupation,
  • pre-occupations,
  • pre-occupation,
  • pre occupations,
  • bee bonnet.
  •trait (noun)
  • de-nominator,
  • de-nominators,
  • nature beast,
  • nature the beast,
  • de nominators,
  • de nominator.
  •turn (noun)
  • de tours,
  • about face,
  • flections,
  • re version,
  • changeabouts,
  • rightabouts,
  • re-version,
  • de tour,
  • right about,
  • re versions,
  • retro-versions,
  • de-tour,
  • retro-version,
  • retroversions,
  • right abouts,
  • retro version,
  • retro versions,
  • re verse,
  • de-tours,
  • re-versions,
  • rightabout,
  • re-verse,
  • re versal,
  • re-versal,
  • right-abouts.
  •twist (noun)
  • re velations,
  • screw-ups,
  • sur-prises,
  • re-velations,
  • re velation,
  • sur prises,
  • re-velation,
  • screw ups,
  • sur prise,
  • sur-prise.
  •vagary (noun)
  • conceit,
  • whimsy,
  • bee in the bonnet.
  •whim (noun)
  • de sires,
  • passing thoughts,
  • de-sires,
  • de-sire,
  • de sire.
  •witticism (noun)
  • epigram.

• Other synonyms:

  •craze
  • fad.

Paraphrases for Quirk:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    whim.

Antonyms for Quirk:

• n.

  • oddity of personality, way of doing something
    inability, normality, usualness.
  • Other antonyms:
    sameness, conformity.

Quirk Sentence Examples:

• But as he packed his bag and prepared to leave us, he smiled constantly with a detestable quirk of his mouth, and before going he stopped beside downcast old Bill Hayden.

• As he passed Hazen, the latter whispered: Don't forget that last downward quirk.

Homophones for Quirk:

• quirke.

Hyponym for Quirk:

• n.

  • artifact
    groove, channel.

• v.

  • contact
    twist.