Quaint

English

From Old French cointe, and queinte pretty, clever, knowing < Latin cognitus known, past participle of cognoscere to know

quaint

Having old-fashioned charm.
- It's a very quaint village with old-fashioned storefronts.
Strange or odd in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way.
- came forth a quaint and fearful sight - Sir Walter Scott
Highly incongruous, inappropriate, or illogical; naive, unreasonable -- usually used ironically.
- of a quaint sense of honesty - Paul Engle
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- to show how quaint an orator you are - Shakespeare
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- being too quaint and finical in his expression - Roger L'Estrange