quaint

Definition

  • adjective: having an old-fashioned or unusual quality or appearance that is usually attractive or appealing
  • adjective: marked by skillful design
  • synonyms: expert, odd, antique

Examples

  • They have some 'quaint' [='outdated'] notions about how women should behave.

  • The writer talks about the 'quaint' customs of the natives.

  • The fishing village was very 'quaint'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...is in peace and quiet... ...and good,tilled earth. For all Hobbits share a love of things that grow. And,yes,no doubt to others,our ways seem quaint. But today of all days,it is brought home to me.' It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life. Happy Birthday!Bilbo Baggins. Frodo,the door! (..)
    2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring