Quaint

Quick meaning: Quaint is an adjective meaning (now dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual.

Meaning

(now dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual.

More Meanings

1. Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
2. (obsolete) Of a person: cunning, crafty.
3. (obsolete) Cleverly made; artfully contrived.
4. (obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.
5. (obsolete or historical) The vulva.

Example Sentences

But you, my Lord, were glad to be imploy'd, / To shew how queint an Orator you are.

I admire all that quaint, old-fashioned politeness; it is much more to my taste than modern ease; modern ease often disgusts me.

If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air, / Quaint little villages here and there, / You're sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod.

describe races and games, / Or tilting furniture, imblazon'd shields, / Impresses quaint, caparisons and steeds, / Bases and tinsel trappings […].

Word Forms

• quainter
• quaintest
• quaints

Synonyms for quaint

Depending on context, synonyms include strange, unusual, old-time, nonmodern.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include strange, unusual, nonmodern, old-time, bizarre, weird.

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