quaint, adj.
freq. cnt. 4
freq. cnt. 4
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
quaint
sample sentences
"quaint dialect words""quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
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very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
quaint
sample sentences
"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"
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attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
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old-time olde worlde quaint
sample sentences
"houses with quaint thatched roofs""a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
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