staid

CEFRB2

/steɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Serious and calm, sometimes too formal.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Always fixed in the same location; stationary.

Examples

  • New Age ideas are a refreshing alternative to the staid orthodoxy of traditional Christianity.

  • Put thy ſelfe / Into a hauiour of leſſe feare, ere wildneſſe / Vanquiſh my ſtayder Senſes.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /sted/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

More examples

In context

  • The hours of study, the hours of recreation, the sports, the pastimes, the casualties, which in the staider years of life pass without note or comment, alike are wrapped and muffled in the one roseate haze.

  • Still the people were below and did not see many things, but the Sun staid higher up and saw more.

  • 'Tis not age or height alone / Can secure the staidest throne / From the reach of Change or Death,— […]

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Origin

adjective

From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective.