| NOUN | attribute | quaintness | the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | quaintness | strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned |
| Meaning | The quality of being quaint and old-fashioned. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | its quaintness was appealing" | |
| Broader | old-fashionedness | The property of being no longer fashionable |
| Adjectives | quaint | attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) |
| Meaning | strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness" | |
| Broader | unfamiliarity, strangeness | unusualness as a consequence of not being well known |
| Adjectives | quaint | strange in an interesting or pleasing way |
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