| 单词 | quaint |
| 释义 | quaint —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 < OF, var. of cointe clever, pleasing << L cognitus known (ptp. of cognoscere; see COGNITION)] Syn. 1. antiquated, archaic. 2. curious, uncommon. Ant. 2. ordinary. |
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