quaint
11quaint — ac·quaint·ance; ac·quaint·ance·ship; quaint·ish; quaint·ly; quaint·ness; ac·quaint; quaint; un·ac·quaint·ed·ness; …
12quaint — [[t]kweɪnt[/t]] adj. er, est 1) having an old fashioned charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house[/ex] 2) peculiar or unusual in an interesting or amusing way: a quaint sense of humor[/ex] 3) skillfully or cleverly made 4) Obs. wise; skilled • …
13quaint — [[t]kwe͟ɪnt[/t]] quainter, quaintest ADJ GRADED Something that is quaint is attractive because it is unusual and rather old fashioned. ...a small, quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half timbered houses... That s how concepts like… …
14quaint — adjective Etymology: Middle English queinte, cointe, from Anglo French, clever, expert, from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognoscere to know more at cognition Date: 13th century 1. obsolete expert, skilled 2. a. marked by skillful design <… …
15quaint — quaintly, adv. quaintness, n. /kwaynt/, adj., quainter, quaintest. 1. having an old fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house. 2. strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: a quaint… …
16quaint — adjective 1) a quaint town Syn: picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, old fashioned, old world, cunning; pseudoarchaic olde, olde worlde Ant: ugly, modern 2) quaint customs …
17quaint — adjective 1) a quaint town Syn: picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, old fashioned, old world; Brit. twee; N.Amer. cunning 2) quaint customs Syn: unusual, curious, eccentric, quirky …
18quaint — /kweɪnt / (say kwaynt) adjective 1. strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: *They liked to be clean and had a quaint way of placing both paws together in a cup like fashion –lyla stevens, 1956. 2. oddly picturesque; having an… …
19quaint — 1. adjective /kweɪnt/ a) Strange or odd; unusual. But you, my Lord, were glad to be imployd, / To shew how queint an Orator you are. b) Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old fashioned charm …
20quaint — See queer. See queer, quaint, odd …
