quaint
/kweɪnt/adj
High School
1
Of a person: cunning, crafty.
2
Cleverly made; artfully contrived.
3
Strange or odd; unusual.
4
Overly discriminating or needlessly meticulous; fastidious; prim.
5
Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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