quaint
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About This Root
From Latin cognōscere (to get to know, recognize), through Old French cointe (knowledgeable, clever, then elegant, pretty). Acquaint and acquaintance retain the 'getting to know' sense. Quaint itself underwent dramatic semantic shift — from 'clever' in Middle English to 'attractively old-fashioned' in modern usage.
Associated Words · 14
requirement
Something necessary or obligatory; a condition that must be met
acquaintance
A person one knows slightly; a slight knowledge of someone or something
uniquely
In a distinctive, one-of-a-kind manner
acquaint
To make someone familiar with a person or subject
quaint
Attractively old-fashioned or charmingly unusual
cognizant
Fully aware or informed about something
reacquaint
To make familiar again
quaintly
In an attractively old-fashioned or charmingly odd way
unacquainted
Not familiar with someone or something
acquaintanceship
A casual relationship less close than friendship
quaintness
The charm of being old-fashioned or pleasantly unusual
requital
Repayment or recompense; retaliation in kind
acquainted
Familiar with or having personal knowledge of someone or something
well-acquainted
Thoroughly familiar with someone or something