Quaint Definition & Meaning

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

Synonyms for quaint

strange adj

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

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unusual adj

not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability

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"Quaint" in song lyrics

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  • "Stuffed like Latter Day Saints that don't know how to be quaint"
    Mr. Hyde f/ Little Britney — Say My Name
  • "affectedly quaint"
    AOL — AOL
  • "carl forslund quaint"
    AOL — AOL

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What does quaint mean?
strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; "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" attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs
What part of speech is quaint?
Quaint is an adjective.
How many definitions does quaint have?
Quaint has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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