Definitions for quaintness
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
quaintness(noun)
the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned
"she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"
quaintness(noun)
strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
"some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"
Wiktionary
quaintness(Noun)
Cunning; craftiness.
quaintness(Noun)
Skill, artfulness.
quaintness(Noun)
Primness, fastidiousness, preciousness.
quaintness(Noun)
The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
Webster Dictionary
Quaintness(noun)
the quality of being quaint
Translations for quaintness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ouwêreldsheid, sonderlingheidAfrikaans
- جاذبِيَّة الشّيء لِقِدَمِهArabic
- отживелицаBulgarian
- singularidadePortuguese (BR)
- půvab staréhoCzech
- die WunderlichkeitGerman
- løjerlighedDanish
- γραφικότητα, ιδιοτυπίαGreek
- rareza, singularidad; carácter pintorescoSpanish
- omapäraEstonian
- غیر عادی بودن مطلوبFarsi
- vanhanaikaisuusFinnish
- caractère vieillotFrench
- מוּזָרוּתHebrew
- अनोखापन, अनूठापनHindi
- privlačna jednostavnostCroatian
- fur(cs)aságHungarian
- keanehanIndonesian
- það að vera sérkennilegurIcelandic
- curiosità, stranezzaItalian
- 風変わりJapanese
- 진기함Korean
- keistumas, savotiškumasLithuanian
- dīvainība; savādumsLatvian
- aneh tetapi menarikMalay
- grappige ouderwetsheidDutch
- snodighetNorwegian
- osobliwośćPolish
- غیر عادی بودن مطلوبPersian
- په عجيبه ډولPashto
- singularidadePortuguese
- ciudăţenieRomanian
- причудливостьRussian
- pôvab starého / starodávnehoSlovak
- slikovitostSlovenian
- zastarelostSerbian
- lustighet, kuriositetSwedish
- ความฉลาดThai
- tuhaflıkTurkish
- 古趣盎然Chinese (Trad.)
- ексцентричністьUkrainian
- عجوبہ پنUrdu
- tính độc đáo kỳ quặcVietnamese
- 古怪，离奇有趣Chinese (Simp.)
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