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quaint

[kweynt] / kweɪnt /
ADJECTIVE
strange, odd
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bizarre curious fanciful funny laughable peculiar unusual weird whimsical
WEAK
droll eccentric erratic fantastic freakish freaky idiosyncratic oddball off the beaten track offbeat original outlandish singular special
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common grave normal ordinary reasonable regular serious standard usual
WEAK
conventional
ADJECTIVE
old-fashioned; nostalgically attractive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antiquated archaic charming curious cute fanciful picturesque twee whimsical
WEAK
Gothic Victorian affected ancient antique artful baroque captivating colonial enchanting ingenious old-world pleasing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
modern new ordinary ugly
WEAK
common conventional current newfangled regular up-to-date usual

Example Sentences

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Cities are squalid crime hives that need to be tamed or abandoned in the Sheridanverse, whereas small towns and Western vistas are quaint canvases fertile with possibility.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Perched on the edge of the rugged Yorkshire moors that inspired Emily Bronte to write her masterpiece "Wuthering Heights", the quaint village of Haworth has long been a place of literary pilgrimage.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

They might seem quaint in the age of ChatGPT and a flood of influencers on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But neither was their three-night stay there last April a quaint camping experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

All morning Mary Anne chattered away about how quaint the place was, how she loved the thatched roofs and naked children, the wonderful simplicity of village life.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.