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quirk

/kwɜːk/noun

उच्चारण क्वर्क

सनक, अजीब आदत, विचित्रता

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an aspect of somebody's character or behaviour that is strange

    सनक, अजीब आदत, विचित्रता

    • One of his quirks is that he never wears socks.
    • Everyone has their little quirks.

    Synonyms peculiarity idiosyncrasy eccentricity oddity foible

  2. 2

    [C]

    a strange thing that happens, especially by accident

    अजीब संयोग, विचित्र घटना

    • By a strange quirk, the two brothers were born on the same date six years apart.
    • a quirk of history

    Synonyms fluke accident chance twist

Idioms 1

a quirk of fate

a strange thing that happens by chance and changes the course of events

भाग्य का खेल, क़िस्मत का अजीब संयोग

  • By a quirk of fate, they met again in the same city twenty years later.
◇Word family
quirky adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

peculiarity idiosyncrasy eccentricity oddity foible fluke accident chance twist