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quaint

quaint [ kwaynt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. attractively old-fashioned: with a charming old-fashioned quality
a quaint little shop

2. pleasantly strange: strange or unusual in a pleasing or interesting way

[12th century. Via Old French cointe, queinte "clever" < Latin cognit-, past participle of cognoscere "get to know" (see cognition)]

quaint·ly adverb
quaint·ness noun
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