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  • 31quaint — adjective attractively unusual or old fashioned. Derivatives quaintly adverb quaintness noun Origin ME (orig. in the sense clever, ingenious ): from OFr. cointe, from L. cognit , cognoscere ascertain …

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  • 32quaint — a. 1. Odd, strange, singular, antique, antiquated, old fashioned, archaic, unusual, uncommon, extraordinary, unique, curious, droll, fanciful. 2. Recondite, subtle, ingenious, artful, abstruse, nice, neat, artificially elegant, characterized by… …

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  • 33quaint — adj 1. strange, peculiar, unusual, curious, uncommon; unfamiliar, odd, queer, singular, unique; eccentric, pixilated, bizarre, Sl. rum; unconventional, unorthodox, outlandish, extraordinary; fanciful, whimsical, fantastic, absurd, preposterous;… …

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  • 34quaint — UK [kweɪnt] / US adjective interesting or attractive with a slightly strange and old fashioned quality Derived word: quaintly adverb …

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  • 35quaint — [kweɪnt] adj interesting or attractive with a slightly strange and old fashioned quality …

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  • 36quaint —    Ano ē. See old fashioned …

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  • 37quaint — adj. 1 piquantly or attractively unfamiliar or old fashioned. 2 daintily odd. Derivatives: quaintly adv. quaintness n. Etymology: earlier senses wise, cunning : ME f. OF cointe f. L cognitus past part. of cognoscere ascertain …

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  • 38Cozy Quaint Room in Manhattan Apartment Share — (Нью Йорк,США) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес …

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  • 39queer, quaint, odd — Queer means unusually different, differing from the normal or expected, unconventional or eccentric : His conception of loyalty to the company is indeed queer. You have a queer way of showing your appreciation. Queer is also a slang term meaning… …

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  • 40un´ac|quaint´ed|ness — un|ac|quaint|ed «UHN uh KWAYN tihd», adjective. not acquainted. –un´ac|quaint´ed|ness, noun …

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