QUIRK
What does "QUIRK" mean?
A peculiar, distinctive habit or trait that sets a person or thing apart.
Meanings
- An odd or characteristic mannerism, habit, or feature. One of his quirks is alphabetizing the spice rack every Sunday.
- A strange chance or twist of circumstance. By a quirk of fate the two strangers shared the same birthday and name.
- A sharp groove or channel cut into a moulding, between mouldings. The carpenter ran a quirk along the edge of the cornice. technical
Word origin
Origin uncertain, recorded from the late 16th century, first meaning a verbal twist or subtle evasion before it came to mean an oddity of character.
Remember it
QUIRK sounds like a sudden 'jerk' of behavior - the little kink in someone's character.
A little poem
We map a friend by every odd routine-
the quirks, not virtues, are what's truly seen.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my therapist I have a quirk for hoarding antiques. She said it's a bit old-fashioned.
What it teaches
We recognize the people we love by their quirks, not their qualities - the odd parts are the fingerprints.
Quick facts
What does QUIRK mean?
A peculiar, distinctive habit or trait that sets a person or thing apart.
Is QUIRK a valid word?
Yes — QUIRK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is QUIRK?
QUIRK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does QUIRK come from?
Origin uncertain, recorded from the late 16th century, first meaning a verbal twist or subtle evasion before it came to mean an oddity of character.
What can QUIRK teach us?
We recognize the people we love by their quirks, not their qualities - the odd parts are the fingerprints.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.