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quaint  (kwnt)

adj. quaint·er, quaint·est

1. Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way: "Sarah Orne Jewett . . . was dismissed by one critic as merely a New England old maid who wrote quaint, plotless sketches of late 19th-century coastal Maine" (James McManus).

2. Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange: quaint dialect words. See Synonyms at strange.

3. Cleverly made; artful.

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[Middle English, clever, cunning, peculiar, from Old French queinte, cointe, from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognscere, to learn; see cognition.]

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quaintly adv.

quaintness n.

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quaint

Adjective

attractively unusual, esp. in an old-fashioned style [Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus known]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	quaint - strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	2.	quaint - 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" strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	3.	quaint - attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" old-time, olde worlde fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

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quaint

adjective 1. unusual, odd, curious, original, strange, bizarre, fantastic, old-fashioned, peculiar, eccentric, queer, rum Brit. (slang) singular, fanciful, whimsical, droll << OPPOSITE ordinary

adjective 2. old-fashioned, charming, picturesque, antique, gothic, old-world, antiquated << OPPOSITE modern

Translations

quaint [kweɪnt] adj → extraño (= picturesque); pintoresco

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quaint [kweɪnt] adj → bizarre (= old-fashioned); désuet/ète (= picturesque); au charme vieillot, pittoresque

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quaint [kweɪnt] adj (house, village) → malerisch;

(ideas, customs) → urig, kurios

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quaint [kweɪnt] adj → bizzarro/a (= old-fashioned); antiquato/a e pittoresco/a

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quaint

adj quaint [kweint]

pleasantly odd or strange, especially because of being old-fashioned quaint customs. ouwêrelds, sonderling جَذّاب لِقِدَمِه отживял se starobylým půvabem løjerlig wunderlich γραφικός, ιδιότυπος raro, singular; pintoresco (vanamoeliselt) veider شگفت انگیز؛ قشنگ outoudellaan kiehtova au charme vieillot מוּזָר अजीब, अनुठा starinski, čudan furcsa aneh sérkennilegur, skemmtilega gamaldags originale, curioso 風変わりな 별나서 재미있는 keistas, savotiškas dīvains; savāds aneh tetapi menarik grappig ouderwets snodig, kuriøs, gammeldags osobliwy singular neobişnuit причудливый starobylý, starodávny starinski starinski lustig, pittoresk, kuriös น่าดึงดูดแบบแปลก ๆ tuhaf ve hoş 古怪的，離奇有趣的 привабливий старовиною انوکھا ، قدیم وضع کا kỳ quặc 古怪的，离奇有趣的

adv quaintly

ouwêreldsagtig بِجاذِبِيَّه لِغَرابَتِه отиживяло malebně løjerligt wunderlich γραφικά, ιδιότυπα de forma rara/singular; de forma pintoresca omapäraselt بطور جالب omaleimaisesti d'une fac{#U11}on pittoresque בְּצוּרָה מוּזָרָה अनोखेपन से privlačno jednostavno furcsán secara aneh sérkennilega in maniera originale/curiosa 風変わりに 별나게 keistai, savotiškai dīvaini; savādi aneh tetapi menarik grappig ouderwets snodig, kuriøst osobliwie singularmente (în mod) neobişnuit причудливо malebne slikovito starinski lustigt, pittoreskt, kuriöst อย่างฉลาด tuhaf şekilde 古怪地，古雅別致 чудернацьки نادرانہ انداز میں một cách kỳ quặc 古怪地，古雅别致

n quaintness

ouwêreldsheid, sonderlingheid جاذبِيَّة الشّيء لِقِدَمِه отживелица půvab starého løjerlighed die Wunderlichkeit γραφικότητα, ιδιοτυπία rareza, singularidad; carácter pintoresco omapära غیر عادی بودن مطلوب outouden viehätys caractère vieillot מוּזָרוּת अनोखापन, अनूठापन privlačna jednostavnost fur(cs)aság keanehan það að vera sérkennilegur curiosità, stranezza 風変わり 별남 keistumas, savotiškumas dīvainība; savādums aneh tetapi menarik grappige ouderwetsheid snodighet osobliwość singularidade ciudăţenie причудливость pôvab starého / starodávneho slikovitost zastarelost lustighet, kuriositet ความฉลาด tuhaflık 古怪，離奇有趣 ексцентричність عجوبہ پن tính độc đáo kỳ quặc 古怪，离奇有趣