quaintness

• Nom désignant la qualité d'être charmant d'une manière vieillotte ou agréablement inhabituelle, évoquant souvent la nostalgie ou la curiosité.

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

indénombrable

1. Old-fashioned charmB2formal

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

   charme désuet

   • 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.

   Synonymescharmpicturesqueness

   Antonymesmodernitystylishness

2. Unusual or peculiar qualityC1formal

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

   caractère singulier

   • 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.

   Synonymescuriousnesseccentricityodditypeculiaritystrangenessunusualness

   Antonymescommonnessfamiliaritymodernitynormalityordinariness