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Definition of Quaint
Quaint

Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily.

Characterized by ingenuity or art; finely fashioned; skillfully wrought; elegant; graceful; nice; neat.

Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression.

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Quaint Quotations

Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown.
Thomas Hardy

The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890?
Stephen Sondheim

Being briefed only once is a quaint defense. You're either briefed or not briefed.
Mark Davis

Medieval justice was a quaint thing.
Frederick Pollock

Quaint Translations

quaint in Dutch is typisch, curieus, vreemd
quaint in Finnish is kummallinen
quaint in German is wunderlich, wunderlichen, anheimelnd
quaint in Norwegian is eiendommelig, underlig
quaint in Swedish is gammalmodig, egen


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