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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024staid /steɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - too solemn, serious, dull, or settled in one's ways.
staid•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024staid (stād),USA pronunciation adj. - of settled or sedate character;
not flighty or capricious. - fixed, settled, or permanent.
v. - [Archaic.]a pt. and pp. of stay 1.
- 1535–45 for adjective, adjectival use
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . 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, esp. in a sober or determined way, in manner, judgments, or mode of life:He is young to be so settled in his ways.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . wild, frivolous.
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