staid
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staid
- /steɪd/ US, UK
- /sted/ Scotland
Sounds like stade (general), stayed (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective.
adjective staider · staidest
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Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.
Put thy ſelfe / Into a hauiour of leſſe feare, ere wildneſſe / Vanquiſh my ſtayder Senſes.
Similar: composed, dignified, regular, steady, austere, frightful, demure, serious, grave, earnest, grievous, lack-laughter · Opposite: fanciful, unpredictable, volatile, wild
- Always fixed in the same location; stationary. 'Tis not age or height alone / Can secure the staidest throne / From the reach of Change or Death,— […]
verb
- Obsolete spelling of stayed The Company had now ſtaid ſo long, that Mrs. Fitzpatrick plainly perceived they all deſigned to ſtay out each other. She therefore reſolved to rid herſelf of Jones, he being the Viſitant, to whom ſhe thought the leaſt Ceremony was due.
Translations
Every language
adj not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious
| Español | tranquilo, pausado, serio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 穩重 /稳重 wěnzhòng |
| Français | guindé, guindée |
| Italiano | canuto, canuta, posato, posata, serioso, seriosa |
| Română | serios, respectabil, potolit |
| Русский | степенный stepennyj |
adj always fixed in the same location
| Español | estable, fijo, estático, sedentario |
|---|---|
| Română | staționar |
| Русский | неподви́жный nepodvížnyj, стационарный stacionarnyj |
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