staid
21staid — adjective I m not some staid librarian, you know Syn: sedate, respectable, quiet, serious, serious minded, steady, conventional, traditional, unadventurous, unenterprising, set in one s ways, sober, proper, decorous, formal, stuffy, stiff,… …
22staid´ness — staid «stayd», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having a settled, quiet character; sober; sedate: »We think of the Puritans as staid people. SYNONYM(S): grave, serious, steady, composed. 2. settled; unchanging; …
23staid — I. adjective Etymology: from past participle of 3stay Date: 1557 marked by settled sedateness and often prim self restraint ; sober, grave Synonyms: see serious • staidly adverb • staidness noun II …
24staid — adjective a) Serious, organized, and professional; sober b) Always fixed in the same location; stationary Syn: composed, regular …
25staid — Synonyms and related words: arid, barren, calm, collected, composed, cool, decorous, demure, dignified, dry, dull, earnest, earthbound, formal, frowning, grave, grim, grim faced, grim visaged, infecund, infertile, literal, long faced, moderate,… …
26staid — see STAY …
27staid — stayed …
28staid — steɪd adj. serious, sober, mild, sedate, settled …
29staid — adjective respectable and unadventurous. Derivatives staidly adverb staidness noun Origin C16: archaic past participle of stay1 …
30staid — a. Sober, grave, steady, serious, composed, demure, solemn, calm, settled, sedate …
