quaintness
/ˈkweɪntnəs/noun
quaintness is spelled Q-U-A-I-N-T-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quaintness means “The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quaintness is quaintnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in quaintness?
| Letters | 10: Q-U-A-I-N-T-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quaintness?
Quaintness appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce quaintness?
- UK /ˈkweɪntnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quaintness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quaintness
- quaintnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quaintness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteCunning; craftiness.
- 2
obsoleteSkill, artfulness.
- 3
obsoletePrimness, fastidiousness, preciousness.
- 4
The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quaintness come from?
From quaint + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).