quaint
71acquaint — [13] Acquaint is connected with quaint, distant though they may seem in meaning. It comes via Old French acointer from medieval Latin accognitāre, which was based ultimately on cognitus, the past participle of cognoscere ‘know’. Cognitus gave… …
72old-time — adjective attractively old fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) houses with quaint thatched roofs a vaulted roof supporting old time chimney pots • Syn: ↑quaint, ↑olde worlde • Similar to: ↑fashionable, ↑stylish …
73olde worlde — adjective attractively old fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) houses with quaint thatched roofs a vaulted roof supporting old time chimney pots • Syn: ↑old time, ↑quaint • Similar to: ↑fashionable, ↑stylish …
74quaintly — adverb 1. in a strange but not unpleasant manner the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly • Derived from adjective: ↑quaint 2. in a quaint old fashioned manner the room was quaintly furnished • Derived from adjective: ↑quaint …
75quaintness — noun 1. the quality of being quaint and old fashioned she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing • Derivationally related forms: ↑quaint • Hypernyms: ↑old fashionedness 2. strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned some… …
76Acquaint — Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1. To furnish …
77Acquainted — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …
78Acquainting — Acquaint Ac*quaint , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere to know. See {Quaint}, {Know}.] 1.… …
79Odd — ([o^]d), a. [Compar. {Odder} ([o^]d [ e]r); superl. {Oddest}.] [OE. odde, fr. Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a …
80Odder — Odd Odd ([o^]d), a. [Compar. {Odder} ([o^]d [ e]r); superl. {Oddest}.] [OE. odde, fr. Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point,… …
