Definitions for quaintkweɪnt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quaintkweɪnt(adj.)-er, -est.
having an old-fashioned charm; oddly picturesque:
a quaint old house.
peculiar or unusual in an interesting or amusing way:
a quaint sense of humor.
skillfully or cleverly made.
Obs. wise; skilled.
Origin of quaint:
1175–1225; ME queinte < OF, var. of cointe clever, pleasing 蠐 L cognitus known (ptp. of cognōscere; see cognition )
quaint′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
quaint(adj)
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
"quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
quaint(adj)
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"
old-time, quaint, olde worlde(adj)
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
"houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
quaint(adjective)ɪnt
attractive but old-fashioned
a quaint French village; her quaint manners
Wiktionary
quaint(Noun)
The vulva.
quaint(Adjective)
Of a person: cunning, crafty.
quaint(Adjective)
Cleverly made; artfully contrived.
quaint(Adjective)
Strange or odd; unusual.
quaint(Adjective)
Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.
quaint(Adjective)
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
Origin: From cointe, queinte et al., cointe, from cognitus, past participle of cognosco.
Webster Dictionary
Quaint(adj)
prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily
Quaint(adj)
characterized by ingenuity or art; finely fashioned; skillfully wrought; elegant; graceful; nice; neat
Quaint(adj)
curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression
Translations for quaint
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quaint(adjective)
pleasantly odd or strange, especially because of being old-fashioned
quaint customs.
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- отживялBulgarian
- singularPortuguese (BR)
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- عجيبه، تماشايى، جلبوونكىPashto
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