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Meaning of Quaintness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkweɪntnəs

Definitions

  1. Cunning; craftiness.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. Skill, artfulness.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. Primness, fastidiousness, preciousness.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الغرابة
Polski osobliwość

Examples

“As for good Terence, I allow the quaintnesse [translating mignardise] and grace of his Latine tongue, and judge him wonderfull conceited and apt[…].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Quainton quaintrelle quaject Quake quake lake quake-buttock

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