Synonyms for quaint

Synonyms for (adj) quaint

Synonyms: quaint

Definition: strange in an interesting or pleasing way

Usage: quaint dialect words; quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities

Similar words: strange, unusual

Definition: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

Usage: a strange exaltation that was indefinable; a strange fantastical mind; what a strange sense of humor she has


Synonyms: quaint

Definition: very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance

Usage: 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

Similar words: strange, unusual

Definition: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

Usage: a strange exaltation that was indefinable; a strange fantastical mind; what a strange sense of humor she has


Synonyms: old-time, olde worlde, quaint

Definition: attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

Usage: houses with quaint thatched roofs; a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots

Similar words: fashionable, stylish

Definition: being or in accordance with current social fashions

Usage: fashionable clothing; the fashionable side of town; a fashionable cafe


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