QUAINT

(adj.) strange in an interesting or pleasing way
"quaint dialect words", "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
The city was full of quaint sights. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
"the head terminating in the quaint duck bill which gives the animal its vernacular name", "came forth a quaint and fearful sight", "a quaint sense of humor"
He has a quaint sense of humor. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
"houses with quaint thatched roofs", "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
synonyms : old-time , olde worlde
She could make out houses with quaint thatched roofs. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for quaint

(Tag: ) If you know someone already, you call them ac + quaint. That is because, they are already known to you (old).
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(Tag: ) quaint can be closely related with the word "FAINT" where you need to take the meaning as faint colors which are ODD,OLD FASHIONED.
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(Tag: eng) gre bigbook QUANT'S questions are old fashioned
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(Tag: ) If you PAINT that house, you will destroy its old fashioned charm.
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(Tag: English) quaint rhymes with PAINT..something is good to paint implies it's picturesque,attractive,charming and if i want to paint something unpleasant/ugly ,im an ECCENTRIC,weird,bizarre person
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