quaint
Pronunciation: /kweɪnt/
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Definition of quaint
adjective
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognitus 'ascertained', past participle of cognoscere. The original sense was 'wise, clever', also 'ingenious, cunningly devised', hence 'out of the ordinary' and the current sense (late 18th century)