Engelsk substantiv: quaintness | |||
1. | quaintness (om egenskap) the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | old-fashionedness | ||
2. | quaintness (om egenskap) strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | strangeness, unfamiliarity | ||