noun
Meaning 1
The state of being quirky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- Your quirkiness is so endearing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
quirkiness
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noun
Meaning 2
A specific quirky aspect of a person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a strange attitude or habit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oddity, queerness, quirk, crotchet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unfamiliarity, strangeness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English quirky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English quirkiness From quirky + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: peculiaridad — Translations
- Spanish: idiosincrasia — Translations
- Spanish: extravagancia — Translations
- Spanish: estrafalariedad — Translations