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quaint
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- pronunciation:
- kweInt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
pleasingly old-fashioned; picturesque.
We took a picture of the quaint cottages along the shore.They stayed at a quaint old farmhouse that had been turned into an inn.- synonyms:
- picturesque
- similar words:
- antique, old-fashioned, old-time, small-town
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| definition 2: |
unusual in an interesting or charming way.
The kids found his northern accent quaint.- synonyms:
- curious
- similar words:
- bizarre, odd, peculiar, queer, singular, strange, unfamiliar, unique, unusual, whimsical
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| related words: |
antediluvian, eccentric |
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| derivations: |
quaintly (adv.), quaintness (n.) |
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