staidest
adjective
1.
of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious.
2.
fixed, settled, or permanent.
verb
3.
Origin:
1535–45 for adj. use
1535–45 for adj. use
Related forms
staid·ly, adverb
staid·ness, noun
un·staid, adjective
un·staid·ly, adverb
un·staid·ness, noun
Synonyms
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, especially in a sober or determined way, in manner, judgments, or mode of life: He is young to be so settled in his ways.
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, especially in a sober or determined way, in manner, judgments, or mode of life: He is young to be so settled in his ways.
Antonyms
1. wild, frivolous.
1. wild, frivolous.
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staid (steɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of a settled, sedate, and steady character |
| 2. | rare permanent |
| [C16: obsolete past participle of | |
| 'staidly | |
| —adv | |
| 'staidness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
staid
1540s, "fixed, permanent," adj. use of stayed, pp. of stay (v.). Meaning "sober, sedate" first recorded 1550s.
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