Common and Quaint

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Common

Common adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: just a common house cat but an extraordinary friend
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Quaint is an antonym for common.
Nearby Words: commonplace, commonly, commons, commonality, commonness

Quaint

Quaint adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: the sudden appearance of a man dressed in quaint clothes immediately drew the notice of passersby
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Common is an antonym for quaint in topics: old-fashioned, strange.
Nearby Word: quaintly
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  • Literature / Stranger in a Strange Land Zeerust: Tape recorders and typewriters are not in common use anymore, and Heinlein's use of miniaturized nuclear reactors instead of rechargeable batteries comes across as quaint.
    Source: Literature / Stranger in a Strange Land
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