quaint
21quaint — adj. Quaint is used with these nouns: ↑cottage, ↑custom, ↑inn, ↑relic, ↑village …
22quaint — [13] Quaint was once a more wholehearted term of approval than it is now. In Middle English it meant ‘clever’ or ‘finely or skilfully made’. Its current sense ‘pleasantly curious’ did not emerge until the 18th century. It comes via Old French… …
23quaint — adjective unusual and attractive, especially in an old fashioned way: one of those quaint British traditions …
24quaint — [13] Quaint was once a more wholehearted term of approval than it is now. In Middle English it meant ‘clever’ or ‘finely or skilfully made’. Its current sense ‘pleasantly curious’ did not emerge until the 18th century. It comes via Old French… …
25quaint´ness — quaint «kwaynt», adjective. 1. a) strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: »Old photographs seem quaint to us today. b) old fashioned but picturesque or attractive: »a quaint old house. 2. Obsolete. wise; skilled; clever …
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27quaint — Synonyms and related words: absurd, acquaint, amusing, antiquated, antique, archaic, bizarre, curious, droll, eccentric, fanciful, fantastic, freaked out, freaky, funny, hilarious, humorous, idiosyncratic, incongruous, kooky, laughable, ludicrous …
28quaint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. old fashioned, picturesque. See unconformity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unusual] Syn. odd, strange, singular, eccentric; see unusual 2 . 2. [Old fashioned but charming] Syn. picturesque, archaic,… …
29quaint — adj. RG. 408, 412, 566; [koweynte]. Body and Soul, 10. Fr. coint …
30quaint — kweɪnt adj. strange, unusual, odd; having charming old fashioned qualities, strangely charming …
