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quaint

/kweɪnt/adjective1 syllable

Quaint means: attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic).

Synonyms for quaint6

adjective, as in attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

old-time, olde worlde, fashionable, stylish

adjective, as in strange in an interesting or pleasing way

strange, unusual

adjective, as in very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance

strange, unusual

What does quaint mean?3

adjective

1

attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)“houses with quaint thatched roofs”

2

strange in an interesting or pleasing way“quaint dialect words”

3

very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance“the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with quaint?7

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Quaint in a sentence

  • The quaint little antique shop is full of unique trinkets, knick-knacks, and curios.swolesuki
  • The room was quaint, with its antique furniture and lace curtains.Swalis
  • She's rather quaint, but a good friend if you get to know her.hecko
  • We stayed in a quaint bed and breakfast by the sea.ddnktr
  • The lanterns near the pond in the quaint garden illumined in green.nonong
  • The lanterns around the pond in the quaint garden illumined in green.nonong
  • In the quaint gazebo in the rose garden, Henry wept all afternoon.nonong
  • His accent sounds a little quaint.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of quaint

as a adjective

comparative
quainter
superlative
quaintest