quaintness |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned | |
| Examples: | "she liked the old cottage its quaintness was appealing" |
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| Related terms: | old-fashionedness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned | |
| Examples: | "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness" |
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| Related terms: | unfamiliarity | |
| Similar spelling: |
Quaintance Quinton Quintin Quentin Quintana quantong Quintanar |
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