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quaint



adjective
1. strange in an interesting or pleasing way (Freq. 3)
- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
Similar to:
strange, unusual
Derivationally related forms:
quaintness
2. very strange or unusual;
odd or even incongruous in character or appearance (Freq. 1)
- "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
Similar to:
strange, unusual
3. attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
- houses with quaint thatched roofs
- a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots
Syn:
old-time, olde worlde
Similar to:
fashionable, stylish
Derivationally related forms:
quaintness

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