Dated and Quaint

Dated

Dated adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.

Quaint and dated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quaint" instead an adjective "Dated".

Nearby Words: date, datable

Quaint

Quaint adjective - Pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time.
Usage example: a quaint general store on one of the back roads of Vermont

Dated and quaint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dated" instead an adjective "Quaint".

Nearby Word: quaintly

Both words in one sentence

  • Some of them are still performed today, most notably Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Emilia Galotti (1772) and Friedrich Schiller's Kabale und Liebe (1784), but are often now seen as dated and quaint.
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