Synonyms for quaint
- adjective
Most common
old-fashioned antique archaic antiquated strange unusual picturesque
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Old-fashioned
old-time, old-fashioned, antiquated, antique, archaic, olde worlde
2. Strange
strange, unusual, odd, off-beat, curious, whimsical, funny, fantastic, weird, fanciful, queer, droll, singular, outlandish, uncommon, freaky, kooky, peculiar, eccentric, grotesque, unconventional, aberrant
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Strange or odd; unusual.
- adj. 2
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
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Quaint combines the idea of age with a pleasing oddity; as, a quaint gambrel-roofed house.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- antique Can you tell me where the nearest antique shop is?
- archaic We inherited many of the genes of archaic humans.
- antiquated He has somewhat antiquated ideas about education.
- strange Press the red button if something strange happens.
- unusual The study by Meyer and his colleagues was unusual.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quaint | rising | |
| antique | rising | |
| archaic | steady | |
| antiquated | steady | |
| strange | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- odd1
- 5 letters
- funny2, weird1, queer1, droll1, kooky2
- 6 letters
- freaky2
- 7 letters
- strange1, unusual4, curious3, antique2, archaic3
- 8 letters
- uncommon3, singular3, peculiar3, fanciful3, aberrant3
- 9 letters
- fantastic3, eccentric3, grotesque2, whimsical3
- 10 letters
- antiquated4, outlandish3
- 11 letters
- picturesque3
- 14 letters
- unconventional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).