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English 2 senses of the word quaintness:
NOUNattributequaintnessthe quality of being quaint and old-fashioned
attributequaintnessstrangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
Englishquaintness: 2 senses noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe quality of being quaint and old-fashioned.
Example its quaintness was appealing"
Broaderold-fashionednessThe property of being no longer fashionable
Adjectivesquaintattractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
Englishquaintness: 2 senses noun 2, attribute
Meaningstrangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned.
Example"some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"
Broaderunfamiliarity, strangenessunusualness as a consequence of not being well known
Adjectivesquaintstrange in an interesting or pleasing way

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