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- Dictionaryquaint/kweɪnt/
adjective
- 1. attractively unusual or old-fashioned: "quaint country cottages" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of QUAINT is pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar. How to use quaint in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Quaint.
QUAINT definition: 1. attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned: 2. Quaint can also be used to…. Learn more.
QUAINT meaning: 1. attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned: 2. Quaint can also be used to…. Learn more.
1. having an old-fashioned charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house. 2. peculiar or unusual in an interesting or amusing way: a quaint sense of humor. 3. skillfully or cleverly made. 4. Obs. wise; skilled.
very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance. “"the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty” “"came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott” “a quaint sense of humor” synonyms: strange, unusual.
Quaint definition: having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque. See examples of QUAINT used in a sentence.
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque. a quaint old house. 2. strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way. a quaint sense of humor. 3. skillfully or cleverly made. 4. obsolete. wise; skilled.
Quaint definition: Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way.
Definition of quaint adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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