quaintness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkweɪnt.nəs/ us/ˈkweɪnt.nəs/
古雅，别具一格
the quality of being attractive because of being unusual, and often old-fashioned
They miss Green Bay's small-town quaintness and sense of community. 他们怀念绿湾小镇的古雅和社区意识。
过时;古怪
the quality of being old-fashioned in a way that is now considered strange
There does seem to be an unlikely quaintness about their relationship. 他们的关系中确似有一种不太可能的古怪。
See: quaint
- More examples
- To a New Yorker, England is likely to summon up visions of historic quaintness.
- Some of the portraits have a storybook quaintness.
- He mixes the quaintness of Victorian speech with pop lingo and slang.
- the dated quaintness of these old magazine ads