Quaint

In today's morning group lesson, we had the word quaint.

Quaint is a very unique word and peculiar to the English language, not having a direct translation in any other language. You can find the word quaint in your dictionary but the definition will not be accurate.

Quaint describes a feeling; an impression; an atmosphere. Quaint can include elements of other words, for example: charming, pretty, old-fashioned, nostalgic, rustic, nice, unusual, amusing, picturesque.

"What a quaint village!" (rustic, picturesque, old-fashioned)

"She told me a quaint story about her childhood." (amusing, nostalgic)

"That souvenir shop is really quaint." (the goods are unusual, nice, pretty, amusing, nostalgic, maybe old-fashioned)

"He gave me a red rose on our first date." "How quaint!" (charming, nice, amusing)

I have avoided the etymology of quaint and focused on the modern meaning.