adj satadj.allstrange in an interesting or pleasing wayExamples:- quaint dialect words
- quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities
Antonyms:familiar
Derivationally Related Form:quaintness
Inherited Hypernyms:quaint
Similar to:strange unusual
adj satadj.allvery strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearanceExamples:- the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name - Bill Beatty
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight - Sir Walter Scott
- a quaint sense of humor
Antonyms:familiar
Inherited Hypernyms:quaint
Similar to:strange unusual
adj satadj.allattractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)Synset:old-time olde worlde
Examples:- houses with quaint thatched roofs
- a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots
Antonyms:unfashionable
Derivationally Related Form:quaintness
Inherited Hypernyms:old-time
Similar to:fashionable stylish