Quaint — synonyms, definition

1. quaint (a)

ancient antiquated antique archaic barbarous baroque bizarre charming curious different eccentric exotic extraordinary fantastic foreign odd outlandish peculiar picturesque primitive • • •

2. quaint (Adjective)

old-time olde worlde

quaint (Adjective) — Strange in an interesting or pleasing way. ex. "quaint dialect words" ex. "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"

quaint (Adjective) — Very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance. ex. "the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name" ex. "came forth a quaint and fearful sight" ex. "a quaint sense of humour"

quaint (Adjective) — Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic). ex. "houses with quaint thatched roofs"