quaint

a quaint old custom.

a quaint thatched cottage

They still keep some quaint old customs.

quaint dialect words.See Synonyms at strange

There were many small lanes in the quaint village.

Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage.

The only motor within hearing distance was a quaint old Rototiller owned by a local farmer.When the wind was right, its irregular burping noise would come to their ears faintly, like an uneasy spirit.

When we had finished our sweetmeats or fruit she would accompany us to the stoep, bidding us thank our mother for her gift and sending quaint, old-fashioned messages to her and the Father. Then she would turn and enter the house, closing the door behind, so that it became once more a place of mystery.