Quaintness

(noun.) strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; 'some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness'.

(noun.) the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; 'she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing'.

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• Any private hours in her day were usually spent in her blue-green boudoir, and she had come to be very fond of its pallid quaintness. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I have always liked the quaintness of the church and congregation; besides, I know the Tuckers: I shall go into their pew. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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