Definition
Attractively old-fashioned or charming in an unusual way, often describing something small and delightfully simple or unusual.
Etymology
From Old French 'cointe,' meaning 'elegant' or 'fine,' from Latin 'cognitus' (known, past participle of 'cognoscere'). Over time, the meaning shifted from 'elegantly refined' to 'charmingly old-fashioned or unusual,' especially by the 1800s.
Kelly Says
The word 'quaint' is interesting because it almost always means something from the past is appealing precisely because it's outdated—a quaint village or quaint custom—which shows how people often find charm in things that are no longer useful or practical.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
outyds
OUT-eids
ARالعربية
غريب الأطوار
gha-reeb al-at-WAAR
BGБългарски
старовремски
sta-ro-VREM-ski
BNবাংলা
অদ্ভুত সুন্দর
od-BHUT SUN-dor
CACatalà
pintoresc
pin-to-RESK
CSČeština
starobylý
STA-ro-bi-lee
DADansk
pittoresk
pi-to-RESK
DEDeutsch
malerisch
MA-le-rish
ELΕλληνικά
γραφικός
gra-fi-KOS
ESEspañol
pintoresco
pin-to-RES-ko
ETEesti
vanamoeline
VA-na-moe-li-ne
EUEuskara
xarmagarria
shar-ma-GAR-ri-a
FAفارسی
قدیمی و زیبا
qa-di-mi va zi-ba
FISuomi
viehättävä
VIE-haat-taa-vaa
FRFrançais
pittoresque
pi-to-RESK
GLGalego
pintoresco
pin-to-RES-ko
HEעברית
מוזר בצורה חמודה
mu-ZAR be-tsu-RA kha-MU-da
HIहिन्दी
विचित्र
vi-CHI-tra
HRHrvatski
čudesan
CHU-de-san
HUMagyar
régies
RE-gi-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kuno
KU-no
ITItaliano
pittoresco
pit-to-RES-ko
JA日本語
趣のある
o-mo-mu-ki no a-ru
KO한국어
고풍스러운
go-pung-seu-reo-un
LTLietuvių
savotiškas
sa-vo-TISH-kas
LVLatviešu
savdabīgs
sav-da-BEEGS
MNМонгол
эртний маягийн
ert-nii ma-ya-giin
MSBahasa Melayu
unik
U-nik
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးဟောင်းဆန်
shei-haung-hsan
NLNederlands
schilderachtig
SKHIL-der-akh-tikh
NONorsk
pittoresk
pi-to-RESK
PLPolski
osobliwy
o-so-BLI-vy
PTPortuguês
pitoresco
pi-to-RES-ku
RORomână
pitoresc
pi-to-RESK
RUРусский
причудливый
pri-CHUD-li-vyi
SKSlovenčina
starobylý
STA-ro-bi-lee
SLSlovenščina
čuden
CHU-den
SRСрпски
чудесан
CHU-de-san
SVSvenska
pittoresk
pi-to-RESK
SWKiswahili
ya kale
ya KA-le
TAதமிழ்
அழகிய
a-zha-GI-ya
TEతెలుగు
విచిత్రమైన
vi-chi-tra-MAI-na
UKУкраїнська
химерний
khy-MER-nyi
VITiếng Việt
cổ kính
co kinh