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| quaint [ kwaynt ] |
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1. attractively old-fashioned: with a charming old-fashioned quality
  a quaint little shop
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2. pleasantly strange: strange or unusual in a pleasing or interesting way
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| [12th century. Via Old French cointe, queinte "clever" < Latin cognit-, past participle of cognoscere "get to know" (see cognition)] |
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| quaint·ly adverb |
| quaint·ness noun |
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