quaintness

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkweɪntnəs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Cunning; craftiness. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  2. Skill, artfulness. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  3. Primness, fastidiousness, preciousness. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — As for good Terence, I allow the quaintnesse [translating mignardise] and grace of his Latine tongue, and judge him wonderfull conceited and apt[…].
  4. The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm. countable,uncountable

词形变化

quaintnesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English quaint
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English quaintness
From quaint + -ness.
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