Meanings
nounquirkiness (usually uncountable, plural quirkinesses)
plural quirkinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being quirky.
Your quirkiness is so endearing.
1 more example
Chacombe: The one-bedroomed holiday home built into the mouth of the Great Central Railway tunnel, on the former Banbury-Northampton route, has won a number of awards for its quirkiness.
2025 March 5, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Midlands”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 24 - countableusuallyA specific quirky aspect of a person or thing.
"There are certain quirkinesses, but he is a very good neighbor."
2009 January 8, Robbie Brown, “Hard Times Find Replica of White House for Sale”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Spanish peculiaridad, idiosincrasia
- peculiaridadTranslations
- idiosincrasiaTranslations
- extravaganciaTranslations
- estrafalariedadTranslations
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APA
quirkiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quirkiness
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“quirkiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quirkiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quirkiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quirkiness.
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