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quirk
English
Etymology
First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kw??k/
- Rhymes: -??(r)k
Noun
quirk (plural quirks)
- an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone
- The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.
- (architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit
- (archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
- Had you no quirk / To avoid gullage, sir, by such a creature?
Derived terms
- quirkish
- quirkless
- quirks mode
- quirky
Translations
Verb
quirk (third-person singular simple present quirks, present participle quirking, simple past and past participle quirked)
- (transitive, intransitive) To move with a wry jerk.
- He quirked an eyebrow.
- The corners of her mouth quirked.
- (transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel.
- (intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- I have stung her and wrung her,
The venom is working;—
And if you had hung her
With canting and quirking,
She could not be deader than she will be soon
- I have stung her and wrung her,
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
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antic
English
Alternative forms
- antick
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?n't?k, IPA(key): /?æn.t?k/
- Rhymes: -ænt?k
Etymology 1
Probably from Italian antico (“ancient”), used to describe ancient wall paintings from classical times, from Latin antiquus (“venerable”). See also grottesco (“grotesque”). Doublet of antique.
Adjective
antic (comparative more antic, superlative most antic)
- Playful, funny, absurd
- (architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.
- (archaic) Grotesque, bizarre
- Obsolete form of antique.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
antic (plural antics)
- (architecture, art, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
- A caricature.
- (often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
- 2007, Jeph Jacques, Time To Add A Cute Kid To The Cast Questionable Content Number 951
- Pintsize: Wait, don’t you want to know why I’m tied up and hanging from the ceiling? / Faye: Not really. Nighty night! / Pintsize: Shit! My wacky antics have jumped the shark!
- 2007, Jeph Jacques, Time To Add A Cute Kid To The Cast Questionable Content Number 951
- A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
Translations
Verb
antic (third-person singular simple present antics, present participle anticking, simple past and past participle anticked)
- (intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.
- (obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
- (transitive, rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, page 70:
- She unfastened her dress, her arms arched thin and high, her shadow anticking her movements.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, page 70:
Translations
Etymology 2
From anticipation.
Noun
antic (plural antics)
- (animation) A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- antic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- antic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- actin, actin', actin-, cain't, can it
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan antic, from Latin ant?quus (variant ant?cus).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?n?tik/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /an?tik/
- Rhymes: -ik
Adjective
antic (feminine antiga, masculine plural antics, feminine plural antigues)
- old
Derived terms
Related terms
- antiguitat
See also
- vell
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ant?quus. Compare the inherited antive (from the Latin feminine ant?qua, which influenced the masculine equivalent form antif; compare also the evolution of Spanish antiguo).
Adjective
antic m (oblique and nominative feminine singular antique)
- ancient; very old
Descendants
- English: antique (borrowing)
- French: antique
See also
- ancien
- viel
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ant?quus (variant ant?cus).
Adjective
antic
- ancient; very old
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Lancan folhon bosc e jarric
- Anc no vitz ome tan antic
- I've never seen a man so old
- Anc no vitz ome tan antic
- 12th century, Bernard de Ventadour, Lancan folhon bosc e jarric
Descendants
- Catalan: antic
- Occitan: antic
See also
- vielh
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French antique, from Latin antiquus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?an.tik/, /an?tik/
Adjective
antic m or n (feminine singular antic?, masculine plural antici, feminine and neuter plural antice)
- ancient
Declension
Noun
antic m (plural antici)
- ancient
Declension
See also
- vechi
- demodat
- versat
- vetust
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