quaint
Strange or odd; unusualStrange or odd; unusual.
» It's a quaint old village.
Das ist ein malerisches altes Dorf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Это живописная старая деревня. — nina99nv
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5 senses(dialectal)Strange or odd; unusual.
kurios, wunderlich, komisch
причудливыйpričudlivyj
very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
pittoresk, malerisch
старомо́дныйstaromódnyj
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
(obsolete)Of a person: cunning, crafty.
(obsolete)Cleverly made; artfully contrived.
(obsolete)Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.
Examples
10 sentencesIt's a quaint old village.
ruЭто живописная старая деревня. — nina99nv
deDas ist ein malerisches altes Dorf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His accent sounds a little quaint.
ruЕго акцент звучит немного странно. — stariy
We stayed in a quaint bed and breakfast by the sea.
The room was quaint, with its antique furniture and lace curtains.
The lanterns near the pond in the quaint garden illumined in green.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English queynte, quoynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, queinte and Old French coiFrom Middle English queynte, quoynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, queinte and Old French cointe (“pretty, clever, knowing”), from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognōscō (“to know”).
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Forms
quainter, quaintestSynonyms
1 synonyms- attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic):old-time
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form