Quirky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal terms; strikingly unconventional

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɜːki/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɜːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɜːki/

2 syllables Say it as /kwˈɜːki/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

offbeat kinky way-out far-out

Word Forms

kink	noun	an eccentric idea
quirk	noun	a strange attitude or habit
quirkiness	noun	a strange attitude or habit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schrullig

informelle Bedingungen; auffallend unkonventionell

🇫🇷French

excentrique

termes informels ; étonnamment non conventionnel

🇪🇸Spanish

peculiar

términos informales; sorprendentemente poco convencional

🇮🇹Italian

strano

termini informali; sorprendentemente non convenzionale

🇳🇱Dutch

eigenzinnig

informele termen; opvallend onconventioneel

🇵🇹Portuguese

peculiar

termos informais; surpreendentemente não convencional

🇷🇺Russian

причудливый

неофициальные условия; поразительно нетрадиционный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्विर्की

अनौपचारिक शर्तें; अत्यंत अपरंपरागत

🇧🇩Bengali

অদ্ভুত

অনানুষ্ঠানিক শর্তাবলী; আশ্চর্যজনকভাবে অপ্রচলিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நகைச்சுவையான

முறைசாரா விதிமுறைகள்; குறிப்பிடத்தக்க வகையில் வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறானது

🇮🇳Telugu

చమత్కారమైన

అనధికారిక నిబంధనలు; అసాధారణంగా అసాధారణమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

विचित्र

अनौपचारिक अटी; आश्चर्यकारकपणे अपारंपरिक

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિલક્ષણ

અનૌપચારિક શરતો; આઘાતજનક રીતે બિનપરંપરાગત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಮತ್ಕಾರಿ

ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಯಮಗಳು; ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಕರವಾಗಿ ಅಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിചിത്രമായ

അനൗപചാരിക നിബന്ധനകൾ; അതിശയകരമാംവിധം പാരമ്പര്യേതര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅੰਗਾਤਮਕ

ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ; ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਗੈਰ-ਰਵਾਇਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرالا

غیر رسمی شرائط؛ حیرت انگیز طور پر غیر روایتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

古怪的

非正式术语；非常规的

🇯🇵Japanese

風変わりな

非公式な用語。驚くほど型破りな

🇰🇷Korean

기발한

비공식 용어; 놀랍도록 틀에 얽매이지 않는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỳ quặc

điều khoản không chính thức; hết sức độc đáo

🇹🇭Thai

แปลกตา

เงื่อนไขที่ไม่เป็นทางการ แหกคอกอย่างน่าทึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kikuk

istilah informal; sangat tidak konvensional

🇵🇭Filipino

kakaiba

impormal na mga tuntunin; kapansin-pansing hindi kinaugalian

🇲🇾Malay

pelik

istilah tidak rasmi; sangat tidak konvensional

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملتوي

مصطلحات غير رسمية؛ غير تقليدية بشكل لافت للنظر

🇮🇷Persian

دمدمی

اصطلاحات غیر رسمی؛ به طرز قابل توجهی غیر متعارف

🇹🇷Turkish

ilginç

resmi olmayan şartlar; çarpıcı biçimde alışılmadık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוזר

תנאים לא פורמליים; לא שגרתי להפליא

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The primary meaning of 'quirky' is 'informal terms; strikingly unconventional'.

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