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
Shocking and quaint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shocking" instead an adjective "Quaint".
Nearby Word: quaintly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Neither aged well at all and are both looked at as quaint and non-shocking years later.
Source: Dueling Works / Live-Action TV - Lampshaded in Ash: A Secret History, where the editor explains that he translated the cursing of the eponymous character (a female mercenary who grew up in the camp) as "fuck" and equivalent modern oaths, since "God's death" and the like would seem quaint rather than shocking to modern readers.
Source: Curse of the Ancients
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Shocking and Quaint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quaint/shocking
Quaint & Shocking. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/quaint/shocking>.
Shocking or Quaint. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quaint/shocking.
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