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quaint
Meaning: attractively unusual or old-fashioned
quaint in a sentence
How quaint is used in real sentences:
We stayed in a quaint little cottage by the sea.
We stayed in a quaint little cottage by the sea.
“Beyond the window, quaint houses with crooked chimneys stood in tranquil fields where even the fences had vanished.”
— from the passage The White Road
Synonyms for quaint
Other words for quaint — charming, picturesque and old-fashioned — carry the same meaning.
- charming
- picturesque
- old-fashioned
Antonyms of quaint
Words that mean the opposite of quaint:
- modern
- ordinary
- commonplace
Where it comes from
From Latin cognitus 'known'
Memory hook
A quaint place is cute and faintly old.