quaintness
/ˈkweɪntnəs/
quaintness noun: cunning; craftiness.
Noun
quaintness (countable and uncountable, plural quaintnesses)
- Cunning; craftiness.
- Skill, artfulness.
- Primness, fastidiousness, preciousness.
- As for good Terence, I allow the quaintnesse [translating mignardise] and grace of his Latine tongue, and judge him wonderfull conceited and apt[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 10, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
quaintness meaning in Tamil and Urdu
quaintness in Tamil
- வினோதம்
quaintness in Urdu
- غرابت, لطافت, نزاکت, ندرت, عجب
Forms of quaintness
| plural | quaintnesses |
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Origin of quaintness
From quaint + -ness.
Questions about quaintness
- What does quaintness mean?
- Quaintness means cunning; craftiness.
- What is quaintness in Tamil?
- Quaintness in Tamil is வினோதம். See Quaintness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quaintness?
- Quaintness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quaintness?
- Quaintness is pronounced /ˈkweɪntnəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of quaintness?
- The plural of quaintness is quaintnesses.
Words near quaintness in the dictionary
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