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单词 quirky
释义

quirky

adjective

ˈkwər-kē How to pronounce quirky (audio)
quirkier; quirkiest
: having many quirks : unusual in especially an interesting or appealing way
a quirky sense of humor
quirky ideas/behavior
a quirky and creative artist
… the SoHo store known for its modern, often quirky home accessories … Marianne Rohrlich
The result is an extraordinarily fine film, a quieter, more centered vision of Garp's world that loses little of the quirky humor of the original … Molly Haskell
quirkily
ˈkwər-kə-lē How to pronounce quirky (audio)
adverb
His political ideas, which had seemed quirkily brilliant in the 1900's … Wilfrid Sheed
… he is gregarious and energetic and … enjoys a quirkily methodical, omnivorous turn of mind … Cullen Murphy
quirkiness
ˈkwər-kē-nəs How to pronounce quirky (audio)
noun
… is gaining international prominence in interior-design circles simply because its content diverges with typically English quirkiness, from that of its competitors. John Duka

Synonyms

  • bizarre
  • bizarro
  • cranky
  • crazy
  • curious
  • eccentric
  • erratic
  • far-out
  • funky
  • funny
  • kinky
  • kooky
  • kookie
  • odd
  • off-kilter
  • off-the-wall
  • offbeat
  • out-of-the-way
  • outlandish
  • outré
  • peculiar
  • quaint
  • queer
  • queerish
  • remarkable
  • rum [chiefly British]
  • screwy
  • spaced-out
  • strange
  • wacky
  • whacky
  • way-out
  • weird
  • weirdo
  • wild
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Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

quirky

adjective

ˈkwər-kē
quirkier; quirkiest
: unusual especially in an interesting way

quirky

adjective

as in funny
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • funny
  • bizarre
  • strange
  • weird
  • odd
  • peculiar
  • curious
  • eccentric
  • erratic
  • unusual
  • remarkable
  • crazy
  • unique
  • offbeat
  • funky
  • abnormal
  • wacky
  • kooky
  • quaint
  • unconventional
  • outré
  • whacky
  • outlandish
  • weirdo
  • kinky
  • wild
  • off-the-wall
  • screwy
  • bizarro
  • off-kilter
  • outrageous
  • queer
  • kookie
  • extraordinary
  • fantastical
  • fantastic
  • queerish
  • uncommon
  • far-out
  • outstanding
  • cranky
  • way-out
  • out-of-the-way
  • rum
  • rare
  • freaky
  • spaced-out
  • atypical
  • idiosyncratic
  • striking
  • freak
  • flaky
  • freakish
  • prominent
  • aberrant
  • shocking
  • noticeable
  • notable
  • singular
  • phenomenal
  • conspicuous
  • puzzling
  • phantasmagoric
  • unorthodox
  • baffling
  • salient
  • perplexing
  • nonconformist
  • bewildering
  • phantasmagorical
  • confounding
  • mystifying
  • uncustomary
  • unwonted
  • out-there
  • atrocious
  • crotchety
  • nonmainstream
  • addlepated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • typical
  • ordinary
  • normal
  • usual
  • prosaic
  • unremarkable
  • standard
  • average
  • commonplace
  • everyday
  • conservative
  • garden
  • routine
  • conventional
  • familiar
  • unexceptional
  • predictable
  • conformist
  • run-of-the-mill
  • workaday
  • common
  • regular
  • frequent
  • customary
  • expected
  • habitual
  • knee-jerk
  • wonted
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