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单词 quaint
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Quaint
adj satadj.allstrange in an interesting or pleasing way
Examples:
  • quaint dialect words
  • quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
Antonyms:familiar
Derivationally Related Form:quaintness
Inherited Hypernyms:quaint
Similar to:strange unusual
adj satadj.allvery strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
Examples:
  • 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
Antonyms:familiar
Inherited Hypernyms:quaint
Similar to:strange unusual
adj satadj.allattractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
Synset:old-time olde worlde
Examples:
  • houses with quaint thatched roofs
  • a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots
Antonyms:unfashionable
Derivationally Related Form:quaintness
Inherited Hypernyms:old-time
Similar to:fashionable stylish
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