quaintness vs quaint

quaintness is a noun but quaint is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quaintness	Yes	No	No	No
quaint	No	Yes	No	No

quaintness (noun)	quaint (noun)
strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned
the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned

quaintness (adjective)	quaint (adjective)
	attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
	strange in an interesting or pleasing way
	very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance