quaint
[ kweynt ]
/ kweɪnt /
adjective, quaint·er, quaint·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.
Obsolete.
wise; skilled.
Origin of quaint
1175–1225; Middle English
queinte < Old French, variant of
cointe clever, pleasing ≪ Latin
cognitus known (past participle of
cognōscere; see
cognition)
SYNONYMS FOR quaint
OTHER WORDS FROM quaint
quaint·ly, adverb quaint·ness, nounWords nearby quaint
quaich,
quail,
quail clock,
quail dove,
quail-brush,
quaint,
quair,
quake,
quake in one's boots,
quakeproof,
quaker
Example sentences from the Web for quaint
British Dictionary definitions for quaint
quaint
/ (kweɪnt) /
adjective
attractively unusual, esp in an old-fashioned style
a quaint village
odd, peculiar, or inappropriate
a quaint sense of duty
Derived forms of quaint
quaintly, adverb quaintness, nounWord Origin for quaint
C13 (in the sense: clever): from Old French
cointe, from Latin
cognitus known, from
cognoscere to ascertain