NYT Dictionary

QUAINT

/kweɪnt/
AdjectiveNounKWAYNTGrade 8

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2024, 2026

Meaning

Of a person: cunning, crafty.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English queynte, quoynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, queinte and Old French cointe (“pretty, clever, knowing”), from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognōscō (“to know”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

absurdacquaintamusingantiquatedartificialbizarrecuriousdrolleccentricerratic

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles:

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