quirky
67
4.4
- adjective
- /ˈkwɜrki/
:
peculiar
- The movie features a quirky plot that keeps the audience guessing.
- quirky characters
- quirky and complex
They were very quirky and very cute.
- They were very quirky and very cute.
- I think that they tend to be very quirky people as individuals.
- But they are quirky and cool and fashion forward.
- And we have like these kind of quirky ways we do training sometimes.
- His wife, Stephanie Miller, she's a quirky housewife.
- You know, he's funny, he's quirky, he's unique, and I think that's important.
- But Mel had like a really interesting, quirky, just very witty personality.
- She's, she's hilarious, she's brave, she's she's quirky, she's very smart.
- This is much more like weird, quirky things, right?
- But I think there could be things that are quirky or weird or even dark about somebody.
Examples
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Her quirky sense of style always turns heads at the fashion shows.
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In writing class, the 7-year-old composed quirky stories that made for entertaining performances.
Fiction book (2001) -
But they are quirky and cool and fashion forward.
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Except that it's just so cool and quirky and fun looking.
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But you know, the art world out there is full of quirky types.
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I think that they tend to be very quirky people as individuals.
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It's just a really fun, kind of quirky mixed neighborhood.
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The books are serious, funny, sad, quirky, controversial, and sometimes just plain wonderful.
Academic text (2015) -
They were very quirky and very cute.
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The Gregsons are a quirky but loving family who weather the storm of Tara's personalities together.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
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2.2
Not common and different from what people expect
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1.0
Different from what is normal or expected
131
4.0
Strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
123
4.6
Different from what is normal and expected
98
5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
52
7.3
Not following the usual rules or customs
26
8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
22
6.6
Different from the usual in a fun or creative way
17
8.8
Very unusual in style or ideas
17
8.1
A way of thinking or behaving that is unusual and particular to one person
12
7.6
Funny and odd in a silly way that makes people laugh
8
8.1
Very unusual and far from normal in ideas or style
3
9.3
Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts
1
7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Quirky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quirky comes from the older word quirk plus the ending -y. A quirk once meant 'a sudden twist' or 'an odd habit', so something quirky has small 'twists' from the usual and feels unusual in an interesting way.