| 单词 | staid |
| 释义 | staid —staidly, adv. —staidness, n. /stayd/, adj. 1. of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious. 2. fixed, settled, or permanent. v. 3. Archaic. a pt. and pp. of stay1. [1535-45 for adj. use] Syn. 1. 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. Ant. 1. wild, frivolous. |
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