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quaintness
/ˈkweɪntnəs/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
Cunning; craftiness.
2
Skill, artfulness.
3
Primness, fastidiousness, preciousness.
As for good Terence, I allow the quaintnesse [translating mignardise] and grace of his Latine tongue, and judge him wonderfull conceited and apt[…].
4
The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
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