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Definitions for Quaint

[1] having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque: a quaint old house.
[2] strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way: a quaint sense of humor.
[3] skillfully or cleverly made.
[4] Obsolete . wise; skilled.
[5] attractively unusual, esp in an old-fashioned style a quaint village
[6] odd, peculiar, or inappropriate a quaint sense of duty

Words related to Quaint

whimsical, funny, unusual, peculiar, fanciful, curious, weird, laughable, bizarre, cute, picturesque, charming, archaic, antiquated, droll, eccentric, erratic, fantastic, freakish, idiosyncratic

Words nearby Quaint

quaich, quail, quail clock, quail dove, quail-brush, quaint, quair, quake, quake in one's boots, quakeproof, quaker

Origin of Quaint

1175–1225; Middle English queinte < Old French, variant of cointe clever, pleasing ≪ Latin cognitus known (past participle of cognōscere; see cognition)

Other words from Quaint

quaint·ly , adverb
quaint·ness , noun

Word origin for Quaint

C13 (in the sense: clever): from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus known, from cognoscere to ascertain

Synonyms for Quaint

bizarre, curious, fanciful, funny, laughable, peculiar, unusual, weird, whimsical, droll, eccentric, erratic, fantastic, freakish, freaky, idiosyncratic, oddball, off the beaten track, offbeat, original, outlandish, queer, singular, special