quaint
US: /ˈkweɪnt/
UK: /kwˈeɪnt/
UK: /kwˈeɪnt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
quaint /kweint/
- tính từ
- có vẻ cổ cổ là lạ; nhìn hay hay là lạ
- a quaint old village: một làng cổ trông là lạ
- a quaint dress: một cái áo nhìn hay hay là lạ
- quaint customs: phong tục lạ
- kỳ quặc
- quaint methods: phương pháp kỳ quặc
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) có duyên, xinh đẹp
- my quaint Ariel: nàng A-ri-en xinh đẹp của tôi (Sếch-xpia)
- có vẻ cổ cổ là lạ; nhìn hay hay là lạ
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way: quaint old customs + a quaint and charming seaside village
quaintly adverb: whitewashed houses quaintly set on hilly, winding streets
quaintness noun [U]: the cosy quaintness of village life
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 curious, odd, strange, bizarre, peculiar, unusual, queer, uncommon, singular, unorthodox, eccentric, whimsical, offbeat, fanciful, outlandish, unconventional, fantastic:
Her sitting-room was furnished in a quaint mixture of Gothic and Victorian styles
2 old-fashioned, archaic, antiquated, out-dated, picturesque, antique:
A rotund little figure appeared, dressed in the quaint clothing of another era.
Concise English dictionary
quainter|quaintestkweɪnt
adj.
+strange in an interesting or pleasing way
+very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance
+attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
