quaintness

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A noun referring to the quality of being charmingly old-fashioned or attractively unusual, often evoking a sense of nostalgia or curiosity.

• 🇪🇸Cualidad de ser atractivamente anticuado, peculiar o pintoresco, que resulta encantador o curioso, a menudo por su carácter inusual o que evoca nostalgia.

1. Old-fashioned charm B2 formal

   The quality of being attractively unusual or old-fashioned, often in a pleasing or charming way.

   • The quaintness of the village attracted many tourists.
   • She loved the quaintness of the antique shop.
   • The cottage had a certain quaintness that made it feel cozy.

   🇪🇸Encanto pintoresco

   Sinónimos: charmpicturesqueness

   Antónimos: modernitystylishness

2. Unusual or peculiar quality C1 formal

   A quality of being strange or odd, especially due to being old-fashioned.

   • The quaintness of his mannerisms made him stand out.
   • There was a quaintness to the old traditions that seemed out of place today.
   • The quaintness of the language in the manuscript was charming but difficult to read.

   🇪🇸Cualidad de peculiar o extraño

   Sinónimos: curiousnesseccentricityodditypeculiaritystrangenessunusualness

   Antónimos: commonnessfamiliaritymodernitynormalityordinariness

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