Definition of quaintness Quaintness

quaint•ness

We found 8 definitions of quaintness from 4 different sources.

Advertising

What does quaintness mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: quaintnesses

quaintness - strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"
  unfamiliarity, strangeness unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
quaintness - the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"
  old-fashionedness the property of being no longer fashionable
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • quaintness (n.)
    The quality of being quaint.

Part of speech

🔤

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Quaintness is...

20% Complete
Very rare
Rare
Normal
Common
Very Common
33% Complete
Rare
Normal
Common

Sign Language

quaintness in sign language
Sign language - letter Q Sign language - letter Q Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter U Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter A Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter I Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter T Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter N Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S