crotchet

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈkrɑtʃɪt/ UK /ˈkrɒtʃɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an odd whim or notion; a quarter note in music

He clung stubbornly to that peculiar crotchet of his.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an odd whim or notion; a... whim quirk caprice fancy vagary notion eccentricity

Word family

Derived forms crotchety

Related forms crochetcrook crotch

Etymology

From Old French 'crochet' ('small hook'), diminutive of 'croc' ('hook'), of Germanic origin (compare Old Norse 'krókr'); the 'whim' sense is figurative, a mental 'hook' or twist.

crochet Old French krókr Old Norse

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Topics

Numbers & Quantity

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# crotchet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkrɑtʃɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒtʃɪt/

## Meanings
1. an odd whim or notion; a quarter note in music

## Examples
- He clung stubbornly to that peculiar crotchet of his.

## Synonyms
- whim
- quirk
- caprice
- fancy
- vagary
- notion
- eccentricity

## Derived Forms
- crotchety

## Related Forms
- crochet
- crook
- crotch

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crochet
- Root: krókr

## Etymology
From Old French 'crochet' ('small hook'), diminutive of 'croc' ('hook'), of Germanic origin (compare Old Norse 'krókr'); the 'whim' sense is figurative, a mental 'hook' or twist.

## AI Etymology
Crotchet is from Old French 'crochet' ('small hook'), diminutive of 'croc' ('hook'), of Germanic origin (compare Old Norse 'krókr'); the 'whim' sense is figurative, a mental 'hook' or twist. Important recorded forms include crochet (Old French) and krókr (Old Norse). The current sense covers an odd whim or notion; a quarter note in music. The wider family includes derived forms such as crotchety and related words such as crochet, crook, and crotch.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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