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1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• quaint (adjective)

quaint

/ˈkweɪnt/

adjective

quainter;

quaintest

quaint

/ˈkweɪnt/

adjective

quainter;

quaintest

Britannica Dictionary definition of QUAINT

[or more quaint; most quaint]

:

having an old-fashioned or unusual quality or appearance that is usually attractive or appealing

• The fishing village was very quaint.
• The writer talks about the quaint customs of the natives.
• They have some quaint [=_outdated_] notions about how women should behave.

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— quaintly

adverb

• The town is quaintly old-fashioned.

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