QUAINT


Meaning of QUAINT in English

— quaintly , adv. — quaintness , n.

/kwaynt/ , adj., quainter, quaintest .

1. having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house.

2. strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: a quaint sense of humor.

3. skillfully or cleverly made.

4. Obs. wise; skilled.

[ 1175-1225; ME queinte cointe clever, pleasing cognitus known (ptp. of cognoscere; see COGNITION) ]

Syn. 1. antiquated, archaic. 2. curious, uncommon.

Ant. 2. ordinary.

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