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How to pronounce “quaint”
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Pronunciation guide for quaint
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of quaint with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Kate Lister: An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word
It turns up again in the Middle Ages in "quaint,"
- Definition summary
- (obsolete) Of a person: cunning, crafty. [13th–19th c.]
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How to pronounce quaint
Kate Lister: An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word
It turns up again in the Middle Ages in "quaint,"
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “quaint”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Of a person: cunning, crafty. [13th–19th c.]
- (obsolete) Cleverly made; artfully contrived. [14th–19th c.]
- (now dialectal) Strange or odd; unusual. [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete) Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim. [15th–19th c.]
- Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm. [from 18th c.]
- [Noun]
- (obsolete or historical) The vulva. [from 14th c.]
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