 quaint |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] strange in an interesting or pleasing way | |
| Examples: | "quaint dialect words" "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" |
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| Related terms: | strange | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] attractively old-fashioned | |
| Synonyms: | old-time | |
| Examples: | "houses with quaint thatched roofs" "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" |
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| Related terms: | fashionable nonmodern | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance | |
| Examples: | "the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name"- Bill Beatty "came forth a quaint and fearful sight"- Sir Walter Scott "a quaint sense of humor" |
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| Related terms: | strange | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) | |
| Synonyms: | olde_worlde old-time | |
| Examples: | "houses with quaint thatched roofs" "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" |
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| Related terms: | fashionable | |
| Similar spelling: |
quint Quinto Quant |
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