quirk

n.

1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: “Every man had his own quirks and twists” (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate.
3. A sudden sharp turn or twist.
4. An equivocation; a quibble.
5. Architecture. A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit.

[Origin unknown.]

quirkily quirk'i·ly adv.
quirkiness quirk'i·ness n.
quirky quirk'y adj.

noun

Peculiar behavior: eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirkiness, singularity. See usual/unusual.

1. An indentation separating one element from another, as between moldings, or between the abacus and echinus of a Doric capital.
2. A V-groove in the finish-coat plaster where it abuts the return on a door or window; reduces the possibility of cracking by freeing the two surfaces.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - særhed, ejendommelighed, lune, spidsfindighed, krusedulle
v. tr. - gøre sær
v. intr. - være sarkastisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
gril, kuur, krul (schrift), vreemde eigenschap, ongeluk/ toevalligheid, groef in lijstwerk, krullen

Français (French)
n. - excentricité, caprice
v. tr. - sourciller/tordre la bouche (de surprise, de rire)
v. intr. - sourciller/se tordre soudain la bouche (de surprise ou de rire)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Laune, Schrulle, plötzliche Wendung, Schnörkel
v. - Augenbrauen hochziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιδιοσυγκρασία (κν. χούι), λόξα, παραξενιά, ιδιοτροπία

Italiano (Italian)
capriccio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - truque (m), sutileza (f)

Русский (Russian)
завиток, неожиданный поворот, причуда

Español (Spanish)
n. - rareza, peculiaridad, capricho
v. tr. - torcer, fustigar, formar un hueco
v. intr. - moverse a sacudidas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - egendomlighet, tilltag, fint, listig undanflykt, snirkel, sarkasm

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
双关语, 警句, 俏皮话, 使有狭凹槽, 使急速一动, 抽动, 弯曲, 扭曲, 怪模怪样地说话, 行事古怪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雙關語, 警句, 俏皮話
v. tr. - 使有狹凹槽, 使急速一動, 抽動
v. intr. - 彎曲, 扭曲, 怪模怪樣地說話, 行事古怪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재치 있는 말, 변덕 , 어물거리는 말투
v. tr. - 말을 어물거리다
v. intr. - 재치 있게 말하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 思いがけないでき事, 奇癖, 気まぐれ, 飾り書き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انعطاف حاد, خاصيه, ما يشذ عن المألوف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקרה, תכונה, הרגל או התנהגות מוזרים, תחבולה, פריחה בכתיבה, פנייה פתאומית, חלקה, זווית חדה, חלל בתבנית (אדריכלות), הערה שנונה‬
v. tr. - ‮הזיז או עיקם (את הפה או הגבה), בעיקר כדי לבטא פתיעה או עונג‬
v. intr. - ‮זז או התעקם (פה או גבת עין) באופן פתאומי, בעיקר כדי לבטא פתיעה או עונג‬

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