crotchet
One beat note
A crotchet is an odd notion or stubborn peculiarity—a quirky belief someone clings to despite others finding it eccentric: He had his crotchets about proper grammar.
The word suggests minor eccentricity rather than serious delusion.
In British musical terminology, a crotchet is a quarter note.
One of four parts
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- restCessation of activity
- measureUnit of quantity
- barDrinking establishment
time · dotted · half · whole · eighth · sixteenth · duration · value
Peculiar behavioral trait
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- notionImprecise mental impression
fancy · caprice · vagary · foible · oddity · perversity · stubbornness · obstinacy
quarter
One of four parts
bar · time · dotted · half · whole · eighth · sixteenth · duration · value · stem
quirk
Peculiar behavioral trait
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
notion · fancy · caprice · vagary · foible · oddity · perversity · stubbornness · obstinacy · contrariness
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
loop · pattern · lace · doily · technique · slip · chain · single · double · treble
- music notationtreble clef, bass clef, clef, clefs, staff
- musical notationforte, score, piano, sheet music, notation
- rhythm notationwhole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, sixteenth note
- whimswhim, whimsy, caprice, fancy, impulse
- whimsywhimsy, whim, fairies, caprice, unicorns
crotchetconformity
Adherence to norms
normality · conventionality · commonality · sameness · orthodoxy
crotchetsemibreve
Note lasting four beats
whole note · minim · breve · half note · semiquaver
- crotch rocketHigh-performance street motorcycle
- crotch grabSeizing one's groin area
- crotch rotGroin fungal infection