How To Use Quaintness In A Sentence
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Alone of all the fathers he said _adsentio_ for _adsentior_, and such phrases as "_vellicatim aut sultuatim scribendo_" show an absurd straining after quaintness.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius
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The welcome they received in days when (as is recorded by Scott) the mail occasionally arrived at Edinburgh carrying only one single letter, has given such letters a reputation for delightfulness utterly disconnected with any intrinsic merit, but which we sycophantishly accept after a hundred or two hundred years, handing it on with hypocritical phrases about "quaintness," and "vivid picture of the past," and similar nonsense.
Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life
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The two cities are vastly different, with Hanoi being what we call a city that possesses a unique character, its quaintness and those things aren't necessarily found in Ho Chi Minh City, which is a real metropolitan area, much more hustle-bustle than even Hanoi, if that would frighten you a little bit, perhaps.
Press Briefing By Ambassador Douglas Pete Peterson
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The opening sequence paints a portrait of the quietus and quaintness of suburbia and the stifling boredom it can induce.
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Urban sleekness and traditional quaintness highlight the contrasts of Hong Kong.
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There is a quaintness and unworldliness about its old streets and wharves, which is indescribable in print; there is a wonderfully impressive expanse of sea and sky on the Bay of Bidassoa, a couple of kilometres away, and all sorts and conditions of men may find an occupation here for any passing mood they may have.
The Automobilist Abroad
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I do not think it is uniformly conspicuous [Y] for quaintness, or that there is much that can be called affectation; though occasionally an excess of brevity has proved too tempting, or the desire to individualize runs away with him.
Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters
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And adding to the quaintness, I noticed that the bank's drive-through teller lanes were equipped with pneumatic tubes.
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In a sense can one culture's madness be seen as another culture's eccentricity or even quaintness?
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Tempting though it may be to view the cozy quaintness of Ann and Abby through rose-tinted glasses, advice columnists have always been known for downright chutzpah.
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The historical quaintness described at each river-side town the men pass glorifies the grandeur of a long lost Britain.
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The quaintness and antiqueness of the homely kitchen chimed in with his present feeling; he wanted no display or grandeur.
Brought Home
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Mr. James Jennings has favoured us with a copy of his _Ornithologia; or the Birds_, a poem; with copious _Notes; _ &c. The latter portion is to us the most interesting, especially as it contains an immense body of valuable research into the history and economy of birds, in a pleasant, piquant, anecdotical style, without any of the quaintness or crabbedness of scientific technicality.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 360, March 14, 1829
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Above all, from the artistic point of view they have grandeur , majesty , ruggedness, and quaintness.
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she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing
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some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness
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The shops had still a pleasant quaintness.
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There's a quaintness in these tableaux that's at first charming but eventually slides into overkill through sheer grating repetition.
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There's a classicism to it, a dressiness, a certain kind of quaintness, despite the contemporary edge.
Times, Sunday Times
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That custom lacks the quaintness of lobola and in my world, it would be called kidnapping.