quaintness meaning
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quaintness (noun): the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned.
quaintness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
quaintness as a noun
- the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned
- she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing
Type of: old-fashionedness
Related forms: quaint
- strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
- some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness
Type of: unfamiliarity
Related forms: quaint
Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with QU · words ending in SS · 10-letter words
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