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quaint

/kweɪnt/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Of a person: cunning, crafty.
  2. Cleverly made; artfully contrived.
  3. Strange or odd; unusual.
  4. Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.
  5. Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
  6. The vulva.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

strange(English)unusual(English)nonmodern(English)old-time(English)bizarre(English)weird(English)uncanny(English)picturesque(English)nestled(English)thatched(English)charm(English)rustic(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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