staid

See also stáid

English

Etymology

Adjective use of stayed, past participle of stay.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd
• Homophone: stayed

Adjective

staid (comparative staider, superlative staidest)

1. Serious, organized, and professional; sober
   • 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":

     He wondered what had become of the boys who were his companions: they were nearly thirty now; some would be dead, but others were married and had children; they were soldiers and parsons, doctors, lawyers; they were staid men who were beginning to put youth behind them.

2. Always fixed in the same location; stationary

Synonyms

• (serious): composed, regular, sedate, steady

Antonyms

• (serious): fanciful, volatile, wild

Translations

Serious, organized, and professional; sober

• Russian: степенный (ru) (stepennyj)

Always fixed in the same location; stationary

• Russian: неподвижный (ru) (nepodvižnyj), стационарный (ru) (stacionarnyj)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: formeel (nl)
• Finnish: vakava, tosikkomainen
• French: terne (fr)

• German: gesetzt (de), seriös (de)
• Spanish: estable (es), fijo (es), estático (es), sedentario (es)

Anagrams

• adits, tsadi

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Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

staid f (genitive staide, nominative plural staideanna)

1. stadium
2. furlong

Declension

Declension of staid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative staid staideanna Vocative a staid a staideanna Genitive staide staideanna Dative staid staideanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an staid na staideanna Genitive na staide na staideanna Dative leis an staid don staid leis na staideanna

Synonyms

• staidiam

Etymology 2

Noun

staid f (genitive staide, nominative plural staideanna)

1. state, condition

Declension

Declension of staid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative staid staideanna Vocative a staid a staideanna Genitive staide staideanna Dative staid staideanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an staid na staideanna Genitive na staide na staideanna Dative leis an staid don staid leis na staideanna

Derived terms

• soladstaid, staid sholadach