quaintness /ˈkweɪntnəs/ noun4 •The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm. •(no longer used) Cunning; craftiness. •(no longer used) Skill, artfulness. •(no longer used) Primness, fastidiousness, preciousness.As for good Terence, I allow the quaintnesse [translating mignardise] and grace of his Latine tongue, and judge him wonderfull conceited and apt[…]. — 1603 formsquaintnesses