QUAINT


Meaning of QUAINT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kweɪnt ]

( quainter, quaintest)

Something that is quaint is attractive because it is unusual and rather old-fashioned.

...a small, quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half-timbered houses...

ADJ

• quaint‧ly

This may seem a quaintly old-fashioned idea.

ADV : usu ADV adj

• quaint‧ness

...the quaintness of the rural north.

N-UNCOUNT

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