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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