Quirk

/kwɜrk/ noun

Definition

An unusual, unexpected characteristic or habit that makes someone or something different or interesting in a strange way.

Etymology

Origin uncertain but possibly from Dutch or German sources in the 1600s. It may relate to words meaning 'a quick twist' or 'a flourish,' reflecting how quirks are unexpected twists in behavior.

Kelly Says

Quirks are what make characters in movies memorable—think of how every superhero has a weird habit or unusual trait. What's wild is that the more quirks you have, the more interesting people find you, but the more you stand out. Psychology shows quirky people are often more creative because their brains make unusual connections.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስለ
me-s-le
ARالعربية
غرابة
ghra-ba
BNবাংলা
বিশিষ্ট
bi-shik-t
CACatalà
peculiaritat
pe-ku-lia-ri-tat
CSČeština
podivnost
po-div-nost
DADansk
særegenhed
sa-re-gen-hed
DEDeutsch
Mackigkeit
mak-ki-gkeit
ELΕλληνικά
ατομικότητα
a-to-mi-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
extrañeza
es-tra-nye-za
FAفارسی
خصوصیت
khus-si-yat
FISuomi
outoisuus
ou-to-i-suus
FRFrançais
singularité
sin-gyu-la-ri-te
GUGU
લક્ષણ
lakshan
HAHA
abinda
a-bin-da
HEעברית
particolarità
pa-r-ti-ku-la-ri-ta
HIहिन्दी
अजीबोगरीब
a-jee-bo-ga-ree-b
HUMagyar
furcsa
fur-tsa
IDBahasa Indonesia
keunikan
kye-u-ni-kan
IGIG
ihe nwere
i-he nwe-re
ITItaliano
bizzarria
bi-zar-ri-a
JA日本語
個性
ko-se-i
KKKK
біірлік
bi-ir-lik
KMKM
កម្ម
kam
KO한국어
특징
tteok-jeong
MRMR
विशिष्टता
vi-shi-sh-ta-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
keunikan
kye-u-ni-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်
kyai
NLNederlands
gekte
gekte
NONorsk
egenskap
e-gjen-skap
PAPA
ਖਾਸ
khaas
PLPolski
dziwactwo
dziv-akt-vo
PTPortuguês
singularidade
sin-gyu-la-da-de
RORomână
caracteristică ciudată
kar-ak-te-ris-ti-ka chiu-da-ta
RUРусский
странность
stran-no-st'
SVSvenska
egendomlighet
e-go-dom-lig-het
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
சிறப்பு
si-r-ppu
TEతెలుగు
లక్షణం
lak-shana-m
THไทย
ความแปลก
kwan-mhueng-plaek
TLTL
kagin
ka-gin
TRTürkçe
tuhaflık
tu-haf-lik
UKУкраїнська
незвичайність
ne-khy-zhn-nist'
URاردو
خصوصیت
khus-si-yat
VITiếng Việt
điểm kỳ quặc
đi-ểm ký quắc
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
怪癖
guài bǐ
ZUZU
isikhathi
i-si-ka-thi

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