quaintness

1. The average Westerner, in his sleek complacency, will see in the tea ceremony but another instance of the thousand and one oddities which constitute the quaintness and childishness of the East to him.
   一般志得意满的时髦的西方人总认为，茶道仪式不过是组成东方古怪幼稚特质的一千零一种奇特仪式中最为寻常的一种。
2. Urban sleekness and traditional quaintness highlight the contrasts of Hong Kong.
   城市的优美造型和传统的古雅情趣突出了香港的种种反差。
3. It's easy to be charmed by the quaintness of the village.
   被这座村庄的古色古香所吸引是很容易的。
4. But, in spite of their quaintness, a little study revealed that the old reading books have many redeeming features.
   可是，只要稍加研究就不难发现，老书尽管古怪，却包含着不少优点。

noun

1. strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
   1. some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness

2. the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned
   1. she liked the old cottag