Quirk
noun
A unusual feature or habit that is characteristic of someone or something.
His biggest quirk is his habit of talking to himself while calculating.
Often appears as...
- her personal quirk
- quirk of nature
noun
In architecture, a sudden curve or twist in an object or a piece of work.
The carpenter added a quirk in the woodwork, making it look more unique.
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Technical
noun
A slightly strange element in something or way of behaving.
He has many funny quirks that make others laugh and feel happy.
Often appears as...
- her funny quirk
- his unusual quirk
noun
A unusual feature or habit that is characteristic of someone or something.
His biggest quirk is his habit of talking to himself while calculating.
Often appears as...
- her personal quirk
- quirk of nature
noun
In architecture, a sudden curve or twist in an object or a piece of work.
The carpenter added a quirk in the woodwork, making it look more unique.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A slightly strange element in something or way of behaving.
He has many funny quirks that make others laugh and feel happy.
Often appears as...
- her funny quirk
- his unusual quirk
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Personality Traits
Quirk often refers to unique behaviors that make an individual stand out.
She has a quirk of collecting stamps from different countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
While quirky traits may be unusual, they're not typically seen as negative.
His quirk of writing backwards is quite fascinating.
Pro Tip 3/3Conversation Starter
Discussing someone's quirks can be a friendly way to understand their personality.
I noticed your quirk of sketching during meetings, it’s quite interesting!
Pro Tip 1/3Personality Traits
Quirk often refers to unique behaviors that make an individual stand out.
She has a quirk of collecting stamps from different countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
While quirky traits may be unusual, they're not typically seen as negative.
His quirk of writing backwards is quite fascinating.
Pro Tip 3/3Conversation Starter
Discussing someone's quirks can be a friendly way to understand their personality.
I noticed your quirk of sketching during meetings, it’s quite interesting!
Pro Tip 1/3Personality Traits
Quirk often refers to unique behaviors that make an individual stand out.
She has a quirk of collecting stamps from different countries.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
While quirky traits may be unusual, they're not typically seen as negative.
His quirk of writing backwards is quite fascinating.
Pro Tip 3/3Conversation Starter
Discussing someone's quirks can be a friendly way to understand their personality.
I noticed your quirk of sketching during meetings, it’s quite interesting!
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Paul Bloom: Can...
And we're very good at this sort of thing because our ability to stereotype people is not some sort of arbitrary quirk of the mind, but rather it's a specific instance of a more general process, which is that we have experience with things and people in the world that fall into categories, and we can use our experience to make generalizations
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What does it take to...
imitate the quirks and idiosyncrasies of natural language in order to do that Cohn wingers have learned a lot from historical linguistics and linguistic typology and pidgin and creole languages the language is what they do is they change over a long period of time in the
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Who am I? A philosophical...
and more importantly, what does this have to do with you? Like the Ship of Theseus, you are a collection of constantly changing your physical body, mind, emotions, circumstances, and even your quirks, always changing, but still in an amazing and sometimes illogical way,
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Be humble -- and other...
With a humble mindset, I was able to form a lot richer connections with the people around me. I became genuinely interested in the stories and experiences that make them unique and magical. Life became a lot more fun, because every day I'd discover new quirks, new ideas
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Beautiful new words to...
and quirks of the human condition that we all feel but may not think to talk about because we don't have the words to do it. And about halfway through this project, I defined "sonder," the idea that we all think of ourselves as the main character
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Can you solve the...
that may be able to get you all home, if you can figure out how to work through the quirks of its design. Over interdimensional radio, your engineers explain that the robot can teleport into the alternate universes you’re trapped in,
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The sharks that hunt in...
All these ecosystems have their quirks, but mangroves may be the most unique of all. Harboring life between their roots and among their crowns, mangroves function as an essential bridge between land and sea.
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Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
important but hang on what's all this about taking a perfectly healthy joey away from a perfectly healthy mum okay well the reason they're doing this is because of a quirk
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How Close Are We to...
which could be typical road rage or the quirks of interacting with AI which sci-fi also predicted so the next time you're feeling that road rage take a deep breath inhale
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Niro Sivanathan: The...
Turns out this cognitive quirk at the checkout counter has important implications for our ability to be heard and listened to when we speak up.
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Paul Bloom: Can...
And we're very good at this sort of thing because our ability to stereotype people is not some sort of arbitrary quirk of the mind, but rather it's a specific instance of a more general process, which is that we have experience with things and people in the world that fall into categories, and we can use our experience to make generalizations
Video examples
What does it take to...
imitate the quirks and idiosyncrasies of natural language in order to do that Cohn wingers have learned a lot from historical linguistics and linguistic typology and pidgin and creole languages the language is what they do is they change over a long period of time in the
Video examples
Who am I? A philosophical...
and more importantly, what does this have to do with you? Like the Ship of Theseus, you are a collection of constantly changing your physical body, mind, emotions, circumstances, and even your quirks, always changing, but still in an amazing and sometimes illogical way,
Video examples
Be humble -- and other...
With a humble mindset, I was able to form a lot richer connections with the people around me. I became genuinely interested in the stories and experiences that make them unique and magical. Life became a lot more fun, because every day I'd discover new quirks, new ideas
Video examples
Beautiful new words to...
and quirks of the human condition that we all feel but may not think to talk about because we don't have the words to do it. And about halfway through this project, I defined "sonder," the idea that we all think of ourselves as the main character
Video examples
Can you solve the...
that may be able to get you all home, if you can figure out how to work through the quirks of its design. Over interdimensional radio, your engineers explain that the robot can teleport into the alternate universes you’re trapped in,
Video examples
The sharks that hunt in...
All these ecosystems have their quirks, but mangroves may be the most unique of all. Harboring life between their roots and among their crowns, mangroves function as an essential bridge between land and sea.
Video examples
Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
important but hang on what's all this about taking a perfectly healthy joey away from a perfectly healthy mum okay well the reason they're doing this is because of a quirk
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How Close Are We to...
which could be typical road rage or the quirks of interacting with AI which sci-fi also predicted so the next time you're feeling that road rage take a deep breath inhale
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Niro Sivanathan: The...
Turns out this cognitive quirk at the checkout counter has important implications for our ability to be heard and listened to when we speak up.
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Sally Phillips
British Actress
As a writer myself, my job has very often been to also write on the job. So you get the script and a vague idea of how the scene might work, and you then add funny words or change the script. I'm not the world's best writer or the world's best actor, but I can do that thing where I can fix - or ruin - fix-slash-ruin, add quirk, add value.
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Jonathan Maberry
American Author
Making playlists can kill a whole afternoon for me. I like building very specific playlists for new writing projects. In a strange way, choosing certain songs is part of the process of plotting the book out. I pick songs that I think with resonate with characters, their personality quirks, relationship dynamics, action scenes, and so on.
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Claire Scovell LaZebnik
American Author
Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of you. Encourage his strengths, celebrate his quirks, and improve his weaknesses, the way you would with any child. You may have to work harder on some of this, but that's the goal.
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Paul S. Kemp
American Author
I'm a transactional lawyer, which involves a lot of negotiation. If nothing else, that's given me a good eye for human motivation and frequent case studies in peculiar psychological quirks. I think that's served me fairly well as a writer.
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Paul Dini
American Writer
That's the thing about writing for a lot of the villains is that, as a writer, you kind of have to put the best part of your own personality aside and instead focus on whatever little strange quirks you may have in your personality.
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Dana Ashbrook
American Actor
Twin Peaks' has got interesting characters. They are all different from anything anyone has ever seen before. You've had bad people before. But everyone's got little quirks, and everyone's interesting.
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Elyn Saks
American Educator
In a way, I had a very good and normal childhood. I had loving and caring parents. But I had a lot of quirks or problems when I was growing up. I had phobias and obsessions.
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Matt Haig
British Novelist
Depression is an illness. It is not a ticket to genius. It is not an interesting personality quirk. It is horrible and all-consuming and really hurts.
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Deb Caletti
American Writer
I think a setting is hugely important. I look at setting as a character with its own look, sound, history, quirks, goofy temperaments and moods.
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Joe Madureira
American Artist
Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws.
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Sally Phillips
British Actress
As a writer myself, my job has very often been to also write on the job. So you get the script and a vague idea of how the scene might work, and you then add funny words or change the script. I'm not the world's best writer or the world's best actor, but I can do that thing where I can fix - or ruin - fix-slash-ruin, add quirk, add value.
Quote examples
Jonathan Maberry
American Author
Making playlists can kill a whole afternoon for me. I like building very specific playlists for new writing projects. In a strange way, choosing certain songs is part of the process of plotting the book out. I pick songs that I think with resonate with characters, their personality quirks, relationship dynamics, action scenes, and so on.
Quote examples
Claire Scovell LaZebnik
American Author
Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of you. Encourage his strengths, celebrate his quirks, and improve his weaknesses, the way you would with any child. You may have to work harder on some of this, but that's the goal.
Quote examples
Paul S. Kemp
American Author
I'm a transactional lawyer, which involves a lot of negotiation. If nothing else, that's given me a good eye for human motivation and frequent case studies in peculiar psychological quirks. I think that's served me fairly well as a writer.
Quote examples
Paul Dini
American Writer
That's the thing about writing for a lot of the villains is that, as a writer, you kind of have to put the best part of your own personality aside and instead focus on whatever little strange quirks you may have in your personality.
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Dana Ashbrook
American Actor
Twin Peaks' has got interesting characters. They are all different from anything anyone has ever seen before. You've had bad people before. But everyone's got little quirks, and everyone's interesting.
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Elyn Saks
American Educator
In a way, I had a very good and normal childhood. I had loving and caring parents. But I had a lot of quirks or problems when I was growing up. I had phobias and obsessions.
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Matt Haig
British Novelist
Depression is an illness. It is not a ticket to genius. It is not an interesting personality quirk. It is horrible and all-consuming and really hurts.
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Deb Caletti
American Writer
I think a setting is hugely important. I look at setting as a character with its own look, sound, history, quirks, goofy temperaments and moods.
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Joe Madureira
American Artist
Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws.
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