Antonyms for quaint

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kweynt

Phonetic Transcription : kweɪnt

Definition of quaint

Origin : c.1200, cointe, "cunning, ingenious; proud," from Old French cointe "knowledgeable, well-informed; clever; arrogant, proud; elegant, gracious," from Latin cognitus "known, approved," past participle of cognoscere "get or come to know well" (see cognizance). Modern spelling is from early 14c.
Later in English, "elaborate, skillfully made" (c.1300); "strange and clever" (mid-14c.). Sense of "old-fashioned but charming" is first attested 1795, and could describe the word itself, which had become rare after c.1700 (though it soon recovered popularity in this secondary sense). Related: Quaintly; quaintness.

adj strange, odd
adj old-fashioned; nostalgically attractive

Example sentences :

And then there are the quaint epitaphs on the gravestones, of which many have made collections.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

It was of finer material than most of the "Egyptians," and the fashion was quaint and graceful.
Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards

It is quaint and severe, however, and abounding in dry conceits.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

Meg and Jan had tears in their eyes as they watched the quaint spectacle.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

The Owlet is twin to that quaint little bird, so its name flew to her and stayed.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

On they came, wise and quaint, like the half-heard whispers of old-time jokes.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

It was impossible to praise it as beautiful, but it was also impossible to damn it as quaint.
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

Dorothy laughed long and merrily at the quaint ideas of her new friend.
Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey

A quaint and charming place, known and prized by a select few.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

She was a quaint creature and quite as unconscious of him as though he hadn't existed.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

Synonyms for quaint

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