Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quaintish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quain-tish
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat quaint.

Example Sentences

"A curved line of liquor stores, supermarkets and quaintish gift shops was all one could see from the vantage point of the ceaseless procession of cars."

Etymology

Etymology tree English quaint Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English quaintish From quaint + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more quaintish (comparative) most quaintish (superlative)

Questions

What does quaintish mean?: Somewhat quaint.
Where does quaintish come from?: Etymology tree English quaint Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English quaintish From quaint + -ish.

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