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quirkiness

quirkiness noun: the state of being quirky.

Noun

quirkiness (usually uncountable, plural quirkinesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being quirky.
    • Your quirkiness is so endearing.
    • 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
  2. (countable, usually) A 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

Forms of quirkiness

pluralquirkinesses

Origin of quirkiness

From quirky + -ness.

Questions about quirkiness

What does quirkiness mean?
Quirkiness means the state of being quirky.
What part of speech is quirkiness?
Quirkiness is a noun.
What is the plural of quirkiness?
The plural of quirkiness is quirkinesses.

Words near quirkiness in the dictionary

  1. quirkful
  2. Quirkian
  3. quirkier
  4. quirkiest
  5. quirkily
  6. quirkiness
  7. quirkinesses
  8. quirking
  9. quirkish
  10. quirkle
  11. quirkles

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