quaint

quaint

 (kwānt)

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. Archaic Unfamiliar or unusual in character; strange: quaint dialect words.

3. Archaic Cleverly made or done.

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

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quaint′ly adv.

quaint′ness n.

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quaint

(kweɪnt)

adj

1. attractively unusual, esp in an old-fashioned style: a quaint village.

2. odd, peculiar, or inappropriate: a quaint sense of duty.

[C13 (in the sense: clever): from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus known, from cognoscere to ascertain]

ˈquaintly adv

ˈquaintness n

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quaint

(kweɪnt)

adj. -er, -est.

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.

[1175–1225; Middle English queinte < Old French, variant of cointe clever, pleasing « Latin cognitus known (past participle of cognōscere; see cognition)]

quaint′ly, adv.

quaint′ness, n.

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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" olde worlde, old-time 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 When visiting restaurants, be prepared for some quaint customs.
unusual normal, ordinary

2. old-fashioned, charming, picturesque, antique, gothic, old-world, antiquated Whisky-making is treated as a quaint cottage industry.
old-fashioned new, modern, fashionable, up-to-date

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quaint

adjective

1. Agreeably curious, especially in an old-fashioned or unusual way:

funny, odd.

2. Deviating from the customary:

bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird.

Slang: kooky, screwball.

British Slang: rum, rummy.

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Translations

جَذّاب لِقِدَمِهطَرِيف

se starobylým půvabemstarobylý

ejendommeligløjerlig

urigwunderlich

ιδιόρυθμος

curioso

viehättävän erikoinen

curieuxdésuetintéressantsingulier

osebujan

sérkennilegur, skemmtilega gamaldags

d'altri tempipittorescostrano

古風で趣のある

별나고 아름다운

savotiškaisavotiškumas

dīvainssavāds

grappig ouderwets

kuriøspittoresksnodig

osobliwy

fora do comumincomum

причудливый

starobylýstarodávny

pittoresk

มีเสน่ห์แบบโบราณ

ilginçtuhaf ve hoş

kỳ lạ

离奇有趣的古怪的

quaint

[kweɪnt] ADJ (quainter (compar) (quaintest (superl)))

1. (= picturesque) [building, street, village] → pintoresco

2. (= odd) [custom, notion] → curioso; [person] → peculiar, poco corriente
how quaint! → ¡qué curioso!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

quaint

[ˈkweɪnt] adj

(= old-fashioned) [word, phrase, concept, idea] → désuet/ète; [charm] → désuet/ète; [custom] → désuet/ète

[cottage, village, shop] → pittoresque
a quaint little cottage → un petit cottage pittoresque

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

quaint

adj (+er) (= picturesque) cottage, village, scene → malerisch, idyllisch; (= charmingly old-fashioned) pub, custom, expression → urig, reizend; (= pleasantly odd) idea → kurios, schnurrig, putzig; nickname → originell; person, way of speaking → drollig; how quaint to live in such an old house → das ist ja urig, in so einem alten Haus zu wohnen; what a thought, my dear, how quaint! → nein so was, meine Liebe, wie originell!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

quaint

[kweɪnt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (odd) → strano/a, bizzarro/a; (picturesque) → pittoresco/a; (old-fashioned) → antiquato/a e pittoresco/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

quaint

(kweint) adjective

pleasantly odd or strange, especially because of being old-fashioned. quaint customs. ouwêrelds, sonderling جَذّاب لِقِدَمِه отживял singular se starobylým půvabem wunderlich løjerlig γραφικός, ιδιότυπος raro, singular; pintoresco (vanamoeliselt) veider شگفت انگیز؛ قشنگ vanhanaikainen au charme vieillot מוזר अजीब, अनुठा starinski, čudan furcsa aneh sérkennilegur, skemmtilega gamaldags originale, curioso 風変わりな 진기한, 별난 keistas, savotiškas dīvains; savāds aneh tetapi menarik grappig ouderwetssnodig, kuriøs, gammeldagsosobliwy عجيبه، تماشايى، جلبوونكى singular neobişnuit причудливый starobylý, starodávny starinski starinski lustig, pittoresk, kuriös น่าดึงดูดแบบแปลก ๆ tuhaf ve hoş (尤指因過時而顯得)奇特的，古趣盎然的 привабливий старовиною انوکھا ، قدیم وضع کا kỳ quặc 古怪的，离奇有趣的

ˈquaintly adverb

ouwêreldsagtig بِجاذِبِيَّه لِغَرابَتِه отиживяло singularmente malebně wunderlich løjerligt γραφικά, ιδιότυπα de forma rara/singular; de forma pintoresca omapäraselt بطور جالب viehättävästi d'une façon pittoresque בְּצוּרָה מוּזָרָה अनोखेपन से privlačno jednostavno furcsán secara aneh sérkennilega in maniera originale/curiosa 風変わりに 진기하게 keistai, savotiškai dīvaini; savādi aneh tetapi menarik grappig ouderwetssnodig, kuriøst osobliwie په عجيبه ډول، په جلبوونكى توګه singularmente (în mod) neobişnuit причудливо malebne slikovito starinski lustigt, pittoreskt, kuriöst อย่างฉลาด tuhaf şekilde 古趣盎然地 чудернацьки نادرانہ انداز میں một cách kỳ quặc 古怪地，古雅别致

ˈquaintness noun

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

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quaint

→ طَرِيف starobylý ejendommelig urig ιδιόρυθμος curioso viehättävän erikoinen désuet osebujan pittoresco 古風で趣のある 별나고 아름다운 grappig ouderwets pittoresk osobliwy fora do comum, incomum причудливый pittoresk มีเสน่ห์แบบโบราณ ilginç kỳ lạ 离奇有趣的

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