Quaintly

/ˈkweɪnt.li/

आकर्षक पुराने ढंग से; अनोखे/चित्रोपम ढंग से

Origin & History

From the adjective quaint (Middle English quoynt, from Old French cointe ‘clever, skilful, elegant’, ultimately from Latin cognitus ‘known’); + -ly forming an adverb.

विशेषण ‘quaint’ से (मिडिल इंग्लिश ‘quoynt’, पुरानी फ़्रेंच ‘cointe’ = ‘चतुर/कुशल/सुसंस्कृत’, मूलतः लैटिन ‘cognitus’ = ‘ज्ञात’ से); ‘-ly’ प्रत्यय जोड़कर क्रिया-विशेषण बना।

Definition

In a way that seems charmingly old-fashioned, picturesque, or pleasantly unusual (sometimes slightly odd).

ऐसे ढंग से जो आकर्षक रूप से पुराना-सा, चित्रोपम या सुखद रूप से अनोखा (कभी-कभी थोड़ा अजीब) लगे।

Parts of Speech

Adverb:
The village was quaintly decorated for the festival.
त्योहार के लिए गाँव को सलीके से पुराने ढंग में सजाया गया था।

Usage Examples

She spoke quaintly, using expressions from another era.
The inn is quaintly furnished with antiques and lace curtains.
A quaintly painted sign hung above the door.
He smiled quaintly, as if amused by his own joke.
The town square looks quaintly peaceful in the early morning.

Related Forms

Noun
Adjective
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Quaintly enough
अजीब/दिलचस्प बात यह है (कि); आश्चर्य की बात यह है