English

quaint

adjarchaic

Cunning or crafty.

In other words: cunning, crafty, wily

  • He was once known as a quaint and subtle negotiator.
archaic

Cleverly made; artfully contrived.

In other words: ingenious, artful, clever

  • The device was quaintly fashioned to fit the narrow space.
regional

Strange or odd; unusual.

In other words: odd, strange, unusual

  • That old house looks quaint to visitors from the city.
archaic

Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.

In other words: fastidious, prim, finicky

  • She was quaint about the placement of every ornament on the mantel.

Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.

In other words: charming, picturesque, old-fashioned

  • They stayed in a quaint cottage by the river.
nounarchaic

The vulva.

In other words: vulva, female genitalia

  • The term quaint appears in some old texts as a name for the vulva.
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