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Quaint has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

The vulva.

Adjective
1

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

"quaint dialect words"

"quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"

2

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"

"came forth a quaint and fearful sight"

"a quaint sense of humor"

3

attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

"houses with quaint thatched roofs"

"a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"

4

Of a person: cunning, crafty.

"The old man's quaint smile hid his true intention to trick me into buying overpriced souvenirs."

Example Sentences
"quaint dialect words" adjective
"quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" adjective
"the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name" adjective
"came forth a quaint and fearful sight" adjective
"a quaint sense of humor" adjective
"houses with quaint thatched roofs" adjective
"a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots" adjective
Related Terms

Origin

Quaint comes from the Old French word cointe, which meant "pretty" or "clever." This term ultimately traces back to the Latin verb cognōscō, meaning "to know."

Rhyming Words
int oint wint vint mint tint lint bint hint pint dint stint elint clint print point ahint taint saint skint
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