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Definition of Quaint
1. Adjective. Strange in an interesting or pleasing way. "Quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
2. Adjective. Very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance. "A quaint sense of humor"
3. Adjective. Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic). "A vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
Definition of Quaint
1. a. Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily.
Definition of Quaint
1. Adjective. (obsolete) Of a person: cunning, crafty. (defdate 13th-19th c.) ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Cleverly made; artfully contrived. (defdate 14th-19th c.) ¹
3. Adjective. (context: now dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
4. Adjective. (obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim. (defdate 15th-19th c.) ¹
5. Adjective. Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹
6. Noun. (archaic) The vulva. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quaint
1. pleasingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar [adj QUAINTER, QUAINTEST] : QUAINTLY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quaint
Literary usage of Quaint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1903)
"98. vittata quaint. A. mori arizonensis is the form on Citrus iu Arizona, described
in Science Gossip, 1900, p. 366. Subg. ..."
2. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"The quaint notion that if Palamedes was the inventor of number Agamemnon could
not have counted his feet; the art by which we are made to believe that this ..."
3. Publishers Weeklyby Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1902)
"riverman and his little grandson, Stephen, as quaint and lovable a pair of partners
as ever warmed the heart of a reader. ..."
4. Notes of a Tour in Mexico and California by James Hale Bates (1887)
"Judging from what they bring back, one would say that here on every hand are
subjects fully equal—mellow, quaint bits, whole streets of the style brought ..."
5. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Der. quaint-ly, quaint-ness, ac-quaint. [f] QUADRUPED, a four-footed animal. (L.)
The adj. quadru- pedal is in Blount's Gloss., ed. ..."
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