Definition of staid
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staidly
adverb
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Examples of staid in a Sentence
a staid and solemn businessman
everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor
Recent Examples of staid from the Web
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Nearby, the usually staid Nintendo hosted a constant stream of live commentary over four-on-four Splatoon 2 matches, trying to encourage its own eSports phenomenon.
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As the years passed at the dome and later the AT&T Center, the atmosphere at games became more staid, reflecting the NBA’s emphasis on uniformity.
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Years before The Sopranos, deservedly lauded for launching the current golden age of television, Bochco revolutionized a staid medium dominated by three broadcast networks with his first series, NBC's Hill Street Blues, in 1981.
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Washington’s usually staid diplomatic corps was already on edge following the shock expulsion of Rex Tillerson, soon to hand the State Department over to somewhat trigger-happy C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo.
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This is corporate raiding of the 1980s variety—but it’s being done more quietly now, with staid professionals overseeing the takeovers instead of the more flamboyant leveraged buyouts of the Reagan years.
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The lopsided responses — China's Ministry of Commerce posted a relatively staid comment on its website — signal vastly different strategies between the world's two largest economies in an escalating dispute that has raised fears of a trade war.
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But after the hyperactive, popular Roosevelt, Taft seemed staid, uninspiring, flaccid.
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My pick is a bit more staid, but the flavors are there in a more family-centric atmosphere.
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Origin and Etymology of staid
staid Synonyms
Synonyms
earnest, grave, humorless, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, solemn, uncomic, unsmiling, weighty;
Near Antonyms
antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, hysterical (also hysteric), laughable, light, light-headed, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious;
featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, lighthearted, puerile, scatterbrained;
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Synonym Discussion of staid
serious, grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters.
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- a serious play about social injustice
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- read the proclamation in a grave voice
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- a sad and solemn occasion
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- remained sedate amid the commotion
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- a quiet and staid community
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- a sober look at the state of our schools
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- an earnest reformer
STAID Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of staid for English Language Learners
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: serious, boring, or old-fashioned
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