Modifying Another Word

• rather: The Faculty in the old days was a rather quaint affair.

• almost: Today's technologies make these fears seem almost quaint.

• quite: At that stage ( Thursday afternoon the real Thursday, that is ) it seemed quite quaint.

• very: Within a very short time Being Digital could look very quaint indeed.

• so: The cottage looked so quaint with its low white walls and thatched roof.

• somewhat: Hence the somewhat quaint title the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral by which the articles have been called ever since.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• find: They might have found the testimonies quaint ( ' It's wild, man!

Modifies a noun

• village: There are many quaint fishing villages to explore, all within easy driving distance.

• harbor: Faro, the capital of the Algarve, is situated around a quaint harbor with narrow streets located in the old town.

• cottage: We drew to a halt outside number 11 Smith's Green, a quaint little cottage near Bishop's Stortford.

• hamlet: A quaint little hamlet in the middle of some stunning scenery.

• cafes: There are quaint cafés and tavernas in Coral Bay alongside the usual music bars and cocktail bars.

• alley: Quaint little alleys and yards off the steep main street house many interesting shops offering a wide range of unusual gifts and mementos.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Today's technologies make these fears seem almost quaint.

• appear: The idea of mounting an exhibition that takes an ambivalent or even critical position toward its contents now appears merely quaint.

• sound: It all sounds very quaint to us now, yet alcohol abuse kills far more people in the UK today than illegal drugs.

• look: Within a very short time Being Digital could look very quaint indeed.

• become: At times, she becomes quaint, at others quite rude and oblivious to the rights of others.

• feel: Such antennae doubtless looked modern and technical at the time but feel decisively quaint at the turn of the millenium.