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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quaint /kweɪnt/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - having an old-fashioned charm:a quaint old house.
- peculiar;
odd:a quaint sense of humor.
quaint•ly, adv. quaint•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quaint (kwānt),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm;
oddly picturesque:a quaint old house. - strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way:a quaint sense of humor.
- skillfully or cleverly made.
- [Obs.]wise;
skilled.
- Old French, variant of cointe clever, pleasing Latin cognitus known (past participle of cognōscere; see cognition)
- Middle English queinte 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged antiquated, archaic.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged curious, uncommon.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ordinary.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quaint /kweɪnt/ adj - attractively unusual, esp in an old-fashioned style
- odd, peculiar, or inappropriate
Etymology: 13th Century (in the sense: clever): from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus known, from cognoscere to ascertainˈquaintly adv ˈquaintness n |