Synonyms for quirk
Most common
oddity strangeness quirkiness idiosyncrasy glitch quibble quip mannerism
All synonyms
Noun
1. Oddity
oddity, idiosyncrasy, quirkiness, strangeness, caprice, conceit, freak, fancy, whim, crotchet, queerness, maggot, kink, capriccio, vagary
Other
glitch, mannerism, quip, quibble, subterfuge, race, foible, peccadillo
Definitions
- n. 1
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.
Related words
- Word family
- quirksome quirky
- Phrases
- quirk of fate
- Other spellings
- querk
Forms
- Plural
- quirks → oddities, idiosyncrasies, quirkinesses, strangenesses…
Example sentences
- strangeness The strangeness of such a claim forced me to laugh.
- glitch I couldn't find a solution to the technical glitch.
- quibble This is no time to quibble over terminology.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quirk | rising | |
| oddity | rising | |
| strangeness | rising | |
| quirkiness | rising | |
| idiosyncrasy | steady | |
| glitch | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- race1, whim1, kink, quip1
- 5 letters
- fancy2, freak1
- 6 letters
- glitch1, oddity3, maggot2, foible2, vagary3
- 7 letters
- caprice2, conceit2, quibble2
- 8 letters
- crotchet
- 9 letters
- mannerism4, queerness, capriccio
- 10 letters
- subterfuge3, quirkiness, peccadillo
- 11 letters
- strangeness2
- 12 letters
- idiosyncrasy6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).