Definition of quaint in English:

quaint

adjective kweɪntkweɪnt

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
奇特而有趣的；古色古香的
quaint country cottages
古雅的乡间小别墅。
a quaint old custom
古老而奇特的风俗。
Example sentencesExamples
- In my quaint way, I tend to believe that language is supposed to tell you something about the characters on screen.
- The set comprising chessmen placed on a board in wood has a quaint appearance.
- Although this may be a polite and quaint custom, it is often of little use to the recipient.
- We have so many quaint old settler cottages as well as grand Victorian and Edwardian buildings.
- It was not until the next night in a quaint old bar in Amsterdam that the wonder of the whole trip hit me.
- The French names on the streets and the quaint old houses invite exploration into the history.
- This is one of those quaint traditions from the first days of the Parliament which still survive.
- The town is charming and quaint, and real: more than just a tourist facade of Irish life.
- Along the coast you'll also find a handful of quaint fishing harbours and some great seascapes.
- It's seriously repetitious, but still unique from the rest of the tracks, the piccolo playing is quaint.
- This is a film of warm sunshine in which townsfolk and tourists can happily stroll, enjoying quaint civic parades.
- After all, look how modern these quaint old institutions are becoming.
- The buildings vary between those that are old and quaint and new shopping developments.
- This is a quaint old-fashioned shrub that is ideal for both town and country gardens.
- Mostly the book's given over to the impossibly quaint eccentrics Edwin encounters in London.
- Lytham is the more quaint, elegant area while St Annes has large hotels along the sea sand front and cheaper houses.
- Because as quaint as it may sound, some things are more important in life than money.
- Here the ritual of the election night is a quaint old-world tradition closer to pantomime than politics.
- It's easy to walk through the village and just see old stone, quaint architecture and water.
- Sadly, Fiona and her quaint highland village seem forever lost to him in the remote mists of time.
Synonyms
picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned, old-fashioned, old-world, toytown
North American cunning
British informal twee, arty-crafty
pseudo-archaic olde, olde worlde
unusual, different, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unfamiliar, curious, eccentric, quirky, bizarre, zany, whimsical, fanciful, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, offbeat, off-centre
French outré

Derivatives

quaintness

noun ˈkweɪntnəsˈkweɪntnəs

Like nearly everything in the Fitzroy Gardnes, it is looking a bit the worse for wear, but the slight shabbiness and quaintness contributes to the tree's charm and friendliness, rather than detracting from it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Typically, critics focused on the strangeness and quaintness of the boxes, missing some of the ‘richness & poetry’ that had flowed into the making of Cornell's constructions.
- The people are so nice, the city so pleasant and full of history, but what I see so far is that it has English quaintness yet all the luxuries we are used to in America.
- But behind the quaintness, there is, of course, modern life: banks and cash points, supermarkets and even cybercafes hide in the old white buildings.
- He commented on the quaintness of the Shamrock Theatre and spoke of some of the people he had met when he had organised little plays and exhibitions of Irish Dancing at which he awarded medals to his pupils.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus 'ascertained', past participle of cognoscere. The original sense was 'wise, clever', also 'ingenious, cunningly devised', hence 'out of the ordinary' and the current sense (late 18th century).

In the Middle Ages quaint meant ‘wise, clever’, and ‘ingenious, cunningly designed, or skilfully made’. Another early sense was ‘beautiful or elegant’. Over time these meanings led to the more general notion of ‘out of the ordinary’. The current use, describing something interestingly unusual or old-fashioned, is found from the late 18th century—before this, the word had become quite rare. It comes from Old French cointe, from Latin cognoscere ‘to know’, which is the root of words such as acquaint (Middle English), literally ‘to make known to’; cognoscenti (late 18th century) from Italian for ‘those who know’; incognito; and recognize.

Rhymes

acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, restraint, saint, taint

Definition of quaint in US English:

quaint

adjectivekwāntkweɪnt

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
奇特而有趣的；古色古香的
quaint country cottages
古雅的乡间小别墅。
a quaint old custom
古老而奇特的风俗。
Example sentencesExamples
- Sadly, Fiona and her quaint highland village seem forever lost to him in the remote mists of time.
- The buildings vary between those that are old and quaint and new shopping developments.
- Although this may be a polite and quaint custom, it is often of little use to the recipient.
- It was not until the next night in a quaint old bar in Amsterdam that the wonder of the whole trip hit me.
- This is a film of warm sunshine in which townsfolk and tourists can happily stroll, enjoying quaint civic parades.
- It's easy to walk through the village and just see old stone, quaint architecture and water.
- Mostly the book's given over to the impossibly quaint eccentrics Edwin encounters in London.
- Lytham is the more quaint, elegant area while St Annes has large hotels along the sea sand front and cheaper houses.
- In my quaint way, I tend to believe that language is supposed to tell you something about the characters on screen.
- The French names on the streets and the quaint old houses invite exploration into the history.
- We have so many quaint old settler cottages as well as grand Victorian and Edwardian buildings.
- The town is charming and quaint, and real: more than just a tourist facade of Irish life.
- Along the coast you'll also find a handful of quaint fishing harbours and some great seascapes.
- The set comprising chessmen placed on a board in wood has a quaint appearance.
- This is a quaint old-fashioned shrub that is ideal for both town and country gardens.
- This is one of those quaint traditions from the first days of the Parliament which still survive.
- Here the ritual of the election night is a quaint old-world tradition closer to pantomime than politics.
- Because as quaint as it may sound, some things are more important in life than money.
- It's seriously repetitious, but still unique from the rest of the tracks, the piccolo playing is quaint.
- After all, look how modern these quaint old institutions are becoming.
Synonyms
picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned, old-fashioned, old-world, toytown
unusual, different, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unfamiliar, curious, eccentric, quirky, bizarre, zany, whimsical, fanciful, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, offbeat, off-centre

Origin

Middle English: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus ‘ascertained’, past participle of cognoscere. The original sense was ‘wise, clever’, also ‘ingenious, cunningly devised’, hence ‘out of the ordinary’ and the current sense (late 18th century).

词汇	quaint
释义	Definition of quaint in English: quaint adjective kweɪntkweɪnt Attractively unusual or old-fashioned. 奇特而有趣的；古色古香的 quaint country cottages 古雅的乡间小别墅。 a quaint old custom 古老而奇特的风俗。 Example sentencesExamples In my quaint way, I tend to believe that language is supposed to tell you something about the characters on screen. The set comprising chessmen placed on a board in wood has a quaint appearance. Although this may be a polite and quaint custom, it is often of little use to the recipient. We have so many quaint old settler cottages as well as grand Victorian and Edwardian buildings. It was not until the next night in a quaint old bar in Amsterdam that the wonder of the whole trip hit me. The French names on the streets and the quaint old houses invite exploration into the history. This is one of those quaint traditions from the first days of the Parliament which still survive. The town is charming and quaint, and real: more than just a tourist facade of Irish life. Along the coast you'll also find a handful of quaint fishing harbours and some great seascapes. It's seriously repetitious, but still unique from the rest of the tracks, the piccolo playing is quaint. This is a film of warm sunshine in which townsfolk and tourists can happily stroll, enjoying quaint civic parades. After all, look how modern these quaint old institutions are becoming. The buildings vary between those that are old and quaint and new shopping developments. This is a quaint old-fashioned shrub that is ideal for both town and country gardens. Mostly the book's given over to the impossibly quaint eccentrics Edwin encounters in London. Lytham is the more quaint, elegant area while St Annes has large hotels along the sea sand front and cheaper houses. Because as quaint as it may sound, some things are more important in life than money. Here the ritual of the election night is a quaint old-world tradition closer to pantomime than politics. It's easy to walk through the village and just see old stone, quaint architecture and water. Sadly, Fiona and her quaint highland village seem forever lost to him in the remote mists of time. Synonyms picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned, old-fashioned, old-world, toytown North American cunning British informal twee, arty-crafty pseudo-archaic olde, olde worlde unusual, different, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unfamiliar, curious, eccentric, quirky, bizarre, zany, whimsical, fanciful, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, offbeat, off-centre French outré Derivatives quaintness noun ˈkweɪntnəsˈkweɪntnəs Like nearly everything in the Fitzroy Gardnes, it is looking a bit the worse for wear, but the slight shabbiness and quaintness contributes to the tree's charm and friendliness, rather than detracting from it. Example sentencesExamples Typically, critics focused on the strangeness and quaintness of the boxes, missing some of the ‘richness & poetry’ that had flowed into the making of Cornell's constructions. The people are so nice, the city so pleasant and full of history, but what I see so far is that it has English quaintness yet all the luxuries we are used to in America. But behind the quaintness, there is, of course, modern life: banks and cash points, supermarkets and even cybercafes hide in the old white buildings. He commented on the quaintness of the Shamrock Theatre and spoke of some of the people he had met when he had organised little plays and exhibitions of Irish Dancing at which he awarded medals to his pupils. Origin Middle English: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus 'ascertained', past participle of cognoscere. The original sense was 'wise, clever', also 'ingenious, cunningly devised', hence 'out of the ordinary' and the current sense (late 18th century). In the Middle Ages quaint meant ‘wise, clever’, and ‘ingenious, cunningly designed, or skilfully made’. Another early sense was ‘beautiful or elegant’. Over time these meanings led to the more general notion of ‘out of the ordinary’. The current use, describing something interestingly unusual or old-fashioned, is found from the late 18th century—before this, the word had become quite rare. It comes from Old French cointe, from Latin cognoscere ‘to know’, which is the root of words such as acquaint (Middle English), literally ‘to make known to’; cognoscenti (late 18th century) from Italian for ‘those who know’; incognito; and recognize. Rhymes acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, restraint, saint, taint Definition of quaint in US English: quaint adjectivekwāntkweɪnt Attractively unusual or old-fashioned. 奇特而有趣的；古色古香的 quaint country cottages 古雅的乡间小别墅。 a quaint old custom 古老而奇特的风俗。 Example sentencesExamples Sadly, Fiona and her quaint highland village seem forever lost to him in the remote mists of time. The buildings vary between those that are old and quaint and new shopping developments. Although this may be a polite and quaint custom, it is often of little use to the recipient. It was not until the next night in a quaint old bar in Amsterdam that the wonder of the whole trip hit me. This is a film of warm sunshine in which townsfolk and tourists can happily stroll, enjoying quaint civic parades. It's easy to walk through the village and just see old stone, quaint architecture and water. Mostly the book's given over to the impossibly quaint eccentrics Edwin encounters in London. Lytham is the more quaint, elegant area while St Annes has large hotels along the sea sand front and cheaper houses. In my quaint way, I tend to believe that language is supposed to tell you something about the characters on screen. The French names on the streets and the quaint old houses invite exploration into the history. We have so many quaint old settler cottages as well as grand Victorian and Edwardian buildings. The town is charming and quaint, and real: more than just a tourist facade of Irish life. Along the coast you'll also find a handful of quaint fishing harbours and some great seascapes. The set comprising chessmen placed on a board in wood has a quaint appearance. This is a quaint old-fashioned shrub that is ideal for both town and country gardens. This is one of those quaint traditions from the first days of the Parliament which still survive. Here the ritual of the election night is a quaint old-world tradition closer to pantomime than politics. Because as quaint as it may sound, some things are more important in life than money. It's seriously repetitious, but still unique from the rest of the tracks, the piccolo playing is quaint. After all, look how modern these quaint old institutions are becoming. Synonyms picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned, old-fashioned, old-world, toytown unusual, different, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unfamiliar, curious, eccentric, quirky, bizarre, zany, whimsical, fanciful, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, offbeat, off-centre Origin Middle English: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus ‘ascertained’, past participle of cognoscere. The original sense was ‘wise, clever’, also ‘ingenious, cunningly devised’, hence ‘out of the ordinary’ and the current sense (late 18th century).
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