Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

quirk

 
 
/kwɜːk/ noun [C]

Translation

a strange habit
garip davranış, acayip huy
My aunt has a few odd quirks.9341795
quirk of fate a strange and unexpected event
garip tesadüf, beklenmedik acayip olay
By some quirk of fate, we came to live in the same town.1795
quirky adjective strange
garip, tuhaf, acayip
a quirky sense of humour1793
(Definition of quirk noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

“quirk” in other dictionaries

Word of the Day

demur

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More