quaint — attractively unusual or old-fashioned in a charming way
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: attractively unusual or old-fashioned in a charming way
Pronunciation (IPA): /kweɪnt/
Korean meaning: 매력적으로 특이하거나 구식이지만 매혹적인
Korean pronunciation: **퀘**인트
Example Sentences
- The professor's quaint habit of wearing bow ties made him popular among students.
- She found his quaint notion that women shouldn't work rather outdated.
- The tourist brochure promised a quaint bed-and-breakfast experience, but we got a haunted house instead.
quaint
ADJECTIVE//kweɪnt//
attractively unusual or old-fashioned in a charming way
An elderly woman tends her quaint cottage with flowering window boxes
Paint in a quaint cottage until you faint!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'cointe' meaning clever or sophisticated, derived from Latin 'cognitus' (known, acquainted). The word evolved through Middle English to acquire its modern sense of charmingly old-fashioned or quaintly unusual.
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📝Examples
“The professor's quaint habit of wearing bow ties made him popular among students.”
“She found his quaint notion that women shouldn't work rather outdated.”
“The tourist brochure promised a quaint bed-and-breakfast experience, but we got a haunted house instead.”
“The quaint cobblestone streets of the old town attract thousands of visitors each year.”
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