🇬🇧🇨🇳 quaint - 古雅的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "quaint" ("古雅的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Quaint means something looks old‑fashioned in a cute, charming, storybook way, like it came from a long time ago but still makes you smile.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

At the quaint toy shop, the toys had no batteries, no screens, and 100% more imagination and splinters.

The museum had a quaint gift shop where you could buy postcards, magnets, and probably someone’s lost sense of fashion from 1920.

The library was so quaint that even the chairs creaked in old‑timey English accents when you sat down.

The town’s quaint clock tower goes ‘bong’ every hour and probably gossips with the pigeons in between.

We visited such a quaint village in England that even the Wi‑Fi was old‑fashioned and politely asked, “Are you quite sure you want to use the internet, dear?”

A boy pushed open the quaint shop door. Shelves held a quaint teapot, a quaint music box and a quaint wooden doll. He wound the box; a tiny tune spilled like sunlight. The old keeper handed him a small brass coin and a quaint brass key, smiling. The boy left with the music and a soft, delighted hush.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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