|
English to English adjective
| 1 |
Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
| 2 |
strange in an interesting or pleasing way | | Example: quaint dialect words
quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance | | Example: the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name
came forth a quaint and fearful sight
a quaint sense of humor
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) | | Example: houses with quaint thatched roofs
a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots
source: wordnet30
|