/ kweɪnt; NAmE / adjective
attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way :
quaint old customs
a quaint seaside village
► quaint·ly adverb
► quaint·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French cointe , from Latin cognitus ascertained, past participle of cognoscere . The original sense was wise, clever , also ingenious, cunningly devised , hence out of the ordinary and the current sense (late 18th cent.).