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Meaning of QUAINTNESS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness"
  2. [n]  the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing"
 

QUAINTNESS is a 10 letter word that starts with Q.

 

 See Also: old-fashionedness, strangeness, unfamiliarity

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Quaint"ness\, n.
The quality of being quaint. --Pope.

 

 

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