Quaint
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Strange in an interesting or pleasing way
"Quaint dialect words"
"Quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
(2)   Very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
"The head terminating in 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"
(3)   Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
"Houses with quaint thatched roofs"
"A vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
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Etymology


From and < , past participle of

Adjective



  1. Having old-fashioned charm.
    • It's a very quaint village with old-fashioned storefronts.
  2. Strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way.
    • came forth a quaint and fearful sight - Sir Walter Scott
  3. Highly incongruous, inappropriate, or illogical; naive, unreasonable -- usually used ironically.
    • of a quaint sense of honesty - Paul Engle
  4. Characterized by cleverness or ingenuity; skillfully wrought or artfully contrived.
    • to show how quaint an orator you are - Shakespeare
  5. Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious.
    • being too quaint and finical in his expression - Roger L'Estrange
 
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