QUIRKS Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word quirks. (close relations)
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crotchet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook • a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note • a strange attitude or habit • a small tool or hooklike implement | ||||||||
oddity | nounn | |||||||
noun • eccentricity that is not easily explained • a strange attitude or habit • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||||
eccentricity | nounn | |||||||
noun • strange and unconventional behavior • (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis • a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | ||||||||
idiosyncrasy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | ||||||||
individualism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being individual • a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence • the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | ||||||||
individuality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being individual • the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity | ||||||||
mannerism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual • an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures. • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||||||||
oddness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two) • eccentricity that is not easily explained | ||||||||
peculiarity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an odd or unusual characteristic • a distinguishing trait • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||||
singularity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being one of a kind • strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual | ||||||||
strangeness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unusualness as a consequence of not being well known • (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third lightest of all quarks • the quality of being alien or not native | ||||||||
queerness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strange attitude or habit • a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | ||||||||
quirkiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strange attitude or habit |