quainter
Meaning of quainter
- attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
quaint country cottages
a quaint old custom
Middle English: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus ‘ascertained’, past participle of cognoscere . The original sense was ‘wise, clever’, also ‘ingenious, cunningly devised’, hence ‘out of the ordinary’ and the current sense (late 18th century).
Information about quainter
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of quainter
quainter
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- quainter is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
quainter synonyms
Meaning (of a place or building) visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way:
Meaning very pleasant or attractive:
Meaning having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter:
Meaning pleasing or appealing to the senses:
Meaning resembling a quaint or miniature replica of something:
Meaning having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion:
Meaning excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental:
Meaning in or relating to an old-fashioned style that is intended to be quaint and attractive:
Meaning not habitually or commonly occurring or done:
Meaning not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality:
Meaning not known or recognized:
Meaning eager to know or learn something:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange:
Meaning having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects:
Meaning very strange or unusual:
Meaning amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic:
Meaning playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way:
Meaning over-imaginative and unrealistic:
Meaning relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual:
Meaning not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed:
Meaning foreign or alien:
Meaning not coinciding with the beat:
quainter antonyms
Meaning relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past:
Meaning unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance:
Meaning conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected:
Meaning with no special or distinctive features; normal:
Anagrams of quainter
Words that rhyme with quainter
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