different between quirk vs whimsy
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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whimsy
English
Alternative forms
- whimsey
Etymology
Probably from whims +? -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?mzi/, /???mzi/
Noun
whimsy (usually uncountable, plural whimsies)
- A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
- An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
- (mining) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
- A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
Translations
Verb
whimsy (third-person singular simple present whimsies, present participle whimsying, simple past and past participle whimsied)
- (transitive) To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
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