staid
[ steyd ]
/ steɪd /
adjective
of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
fixed, settled, or permanent.
verb
Archaic.
a simple past tense and past participle of stay1.
Origin of staid
1535–45 for adj. use
SYNONYMS FOR staid
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proper,
serious,
decorous,
solemn.
Staid,
sedate,
settled indicate a sober and composed type of conduct.
Staid indicates an ingrained seriousness and propriety that shows itself in complete decorum; a colorless kind of correctness is indicated:
a staid and uninteresting family.
Sedate applies to one who is noticeably quiet, composed, and sober in conduct:
a sedate and dignified young man. One who is
settled has become fixed, especially in a sober or determined way, in manner, judgments, or mode of life:
He is young to be so settled in his ways.
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British Dictionary definitions for staidly
staid
/ (steɪd) /
adjective
of a settled, sedate, and steady character
rare
permanent
Derived forms of staid
staidly, adverb staidness, nounWord Origin for staid
C16: obsolete past participle of
stay
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