quaint

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English queynte, quoynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, queinte and Old French cointe (“pretty, clever, knowing”), from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognōscō (“to know”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: kwānt, IPA(key): /kweɪnt/, [kʰweɪ̯nt] Rhymes: -eɪnt === Adjective === quaint (comparative quainter, superlative quaintest) (obsolete) Of a person: cunning, crafty. [13th–19th c.] (obsolete) Cleverly made; artfully contrived. [14th–19th c.] (now dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual. [from 14th c.] (obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim. [15th–19th c.] Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm. [from 18th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (overly discriminating): See also Thesaurus:fastidious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === quaint (plural quaints) (obsolete or historical) The vulva. [from 14th c.] === Anagrams === quinta == Middle English == === Adjective === quaint alternative form of queynte