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Synonyms for quaint

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kweynt
Phonetic Transcription : kweɪnt

Top 10 synonyms for quaint
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Définition of quaint

Origin :
  • c.1200, cointe, "cunning, ingenious; proud," from Old French cointe "knowledgeable, well-informed; clever; arrogant, proud; elegant, gracious," from Latin cognitus "known, approved," past participle of cognoscere "get or come to know well" (see cognizance). Modern spelling is from early 14c.
  • Later in English, "elaborate, skillfully made" (c.1300); "strange and clever" (mid-14c.). Sense of "old-fashioned but charming" is first attested 1795, and could describe the word itself, which had become rare after c.1700 (though it soon recovered popularity in this secondary sense). Related: Quaintly; quaintness.
  • adj strange, odd
  • adj old-fashioned; nostalgically attractive
Example sentences :
  • And then there are the quaint epitaphs on the gravestones, of which many have made collections.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • It was of finer material than most of the "Egyptians," and the fashion was quaint and graceful.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • It is quaint and severe, however, and abounding in dry conceits.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Meg and Jan had tears in their eyes as they watched the quaint spectacle.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • The Owlet is twin to that quaint little bird, so its name flew to her and stayed.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • On they came, wise and quaint, like the half-heard whispers of old-time jokes.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • It was impossible to praise it as beautiful, but it was also impossible to damn it as quaint.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • Dorothy laughed long and merrily at the quaint ideas of her new friend.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • A quaint and charming place, known and prized by a select few.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • She was a quaint creature and quite as unconscious of him as though he hadn't existed.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

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