Meaning: Attractively unusual or old-fashioned
Hindi: विचित्र परंतु आकर्षक, पुराने ढंग का
Synonyms: charming, old-fashioned, picturesque, curious
Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1 · SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 · SSC CPO 2024 T-1 · SSC CHSL 2021 T-1
quaint in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Antonyms
What is the antonym of 'Quaint'?
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Ordinary
Correct Answer: Option 2 — "Ordinary"
"Quaint" = attractively unusual or old-fashioned; charmingly strange; peculiar or unfamiliar in a pleasing way.
"Ordinary" = having no special or distinctive features; normal; common; unremarkable; without unusual characteristics. ✓
Quaint (charmingly unusual, distinctive, old-fashioned) ↔ Ordinary (normal, common, unremarkable) — direct opposites. ✓
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 'Humble' = having a modest or low view of one's own importance; not proud. Relates to attitude/demeanor, not to being unusual or ordinary. Not an antonym of quaint. ✗
Option 3 'Tolerant' = showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does - SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Synonyms
What is the synonym of "Quaint"?
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Old-fashioned
Meaning: quaint = attractively unusual or old-fashioned, charming in an old-world way *(पुराने ढंग का किन्तु आकर्षक, विचित्र-सा)*.
old-fashioned = belonging to an earlier time, not modern *(पुराने ज़माने का)* — it is the sense the word carries in *a quaint little village*.
Why the others are wrong.
• Modern = of the present time, up to date *(आधुनिक)* — the antonym of quaint.
• Large = big in size *(बड़ा, विशाल)* — quaint says nothing about size; in fact quaint things are usually small.
• Ordinary = usual, commonplace *(साधारण, मामूली)* — quaint means exactly the opposite, out of the ordinary.
Word help.
quaintly = in a charmingly old-fashioned manner *(विचित्र एवं आकर्षक ढंग से)*.
*Quaint i
Examples
- “The village had quaint little cottages.”
quaint – questions
What is the meaning of quaint in Hindi?
quaint means “विचित्र परंतु आकर्षक, पुराने ढंग का” in Hindi. In English: Attractively unusual or old-fashioned
What are the synonyms of quaint?
Synonyms of quaint: charming, old-fashioned, picturesque, curious.
What is the opposite of quaint?
Antonyms of quaint: modern, ordinary.
Has quaint been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – quaint has been asked 4 times in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC CHSL 2025 T-1, SSC CPO 2024 T-1, SSC CHSL 2021 T-1.