staid
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6.8
- adjective
- /steɪd/
:
serio
- She wore a staid dress for the funeral, reflecting the somber occasion.
- Even the staid
- relatively staid
- staid world
He hasn't even he hasn't stopped the individuality, even though he had the very staid STAIDA staid appearance.
- He hasn't even he hasn't stopped the individuality, even though he had the very staid STAIDA staid appearance.
Examples
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- All the reviews say the new Volvo is a very staid ride.
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Grandparents and children are staid and aloof, like old rulers.
Academic text (1995) -
"It's good for them not to be so staid," the mom says.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's a much more staid possibility.
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So this whole electronic new world has hit the old staid world of books and we haven't yet figured it out.
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Of course, Seattle was a rambunctious place when compared with staid Boston.
Fiction book (2001) -
Certainly, they're environmentally friendly, but let's face it: electric cars can be a staid bunch.
Academic text (2007) -
New business models can present competitive challenges to such a staid and stable industry and, therefore, may tend to disrupt cartel conditions.
Academic text (2016) -
When people think of the old New Yorker as staid and safe, they're forgetting about writers like Sandra.
Fiction book (1998) -
One regrettable course of action Clinton took is appointing pretty staid, centrist judges to the Federal bench.
Blog text (11)
Synonyms
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5.8
A person or thing that is not proud and not showy
9
5.9
Calm and serious in a slow controlled way
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5.1
Simple and honest in style and not trying to impress people
8
7.8
Dull and old-fashioned, not interesting or new
3
7.0
Very formal and correct in clothes and manners, often strict and stiff
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3.9
Polite and calm in a way that avoids strong feeling
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word staid comes from the same root as stay, which once meant 'to stand still' or 'to remain in one place'. So a staid person or place is steady, calm, and not showy.