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staid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sedate |
| Derivation | staidness |
Examples of staid
staid
They employed elaborate stage sets and staid models to showcase their creations.
From the abcnews.go.com
Some, such as the collaboration with staid English brand Barbour, trend highbrow.
From the businessweek.com
Suddenly, Eliot's staid Jewish parents are giggling and dancing the night away.
From the usatoday.com
Ultimately it proved to be simply too staid, too boring, to hold her attention.
From the dailyherald.com
This five-song EP is just the thing to brighten up any staid holiday gathering.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Other hotel options around Harvard University can feel staid or dated, or both.
From the boston.com
Perhaps because of the same staid, sanctimonious vibe that you have described.
From the guardian.co.uk
One of the better mens fashion posts from the Guardian but still way to staid.
From the guardian.co.uk
The result is a staid product that's for great mixed drinks but not much else.
From the theatlantic.com
- Sedate: characterized by dignity and propriety
- (staidly) gravely: in a grave and sober manner; "he walked soberly toward the altar"
- (staidness) sedateness: a trait of dignified seriousness
- Serious, organized, and professional; sober; Always fixed in the same location; stationary
- (staidly) In a staid manner
- (adj.) sedate, serious, self-restrained (The staid butler never changed his expression no matter what happened.)
- Sober, sedate, settled.
