quaint
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Étymologie[modifier le wikicode]
Adjectif [modifier le wikicode]
quaint \kweɪnt\
- Singulier, pittoresque.
- The neighbourhood of Pangbourne, where the quaint little Swan Inn stands, must be as familiar to the habitués of the Art Exhibitions as it is to its own inhabitants. — (Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat, XVI, 1889)
- Curieux, bizarre.
- Her quaint sense of style makes her stand out in a cosmopolitan city like New York.
Prononciation[modifier le wikicode]
- \kweɪnt\
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