Meaning & use
quaint
Attractively unusual or old-fashioned, especially in a charming, picturesque way.
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The travelers admired the quaint cobblestone streets of the small mountain village.
Her grandmother's quaint habit of writing letters by hand still charms the whole family.
A note on using this word
Quaint suggests gentle, pleasant oddness rather than genuine strangeness; it is rarely used for anything unpleasant.
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