Definition of STAID

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Adjective

serious, grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters. a serious play about social injustice grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude. read the proclamation in a grave voice solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity. a sad and solemn occasion sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness. remained sedate amid the commotion staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint. a quiet and staid community sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity. a sober look at the state of our schools earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose. an earnest reformer

Examples of staid in a Sentence

Adjective

a staid and solemn businessman everyone was surprised by the racy joke from the usually staid professor

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Nay Campbell isn’t interested in staid cultural narratives. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Lordele Is the Nascent Label Creating Sustainable, Gender Nonconforming Clothes," 16 Nov. 2018 And while both Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough and Abigail Masham were real figures in Queen Ann's reign (with an outsized influence over British politics), the film promises to be much more than a staid period drama. — Kara Thompson, Town & Country, "Olivia Colman Plays (Another) British Queen in the Upcoming Drama The Favourite," 10 Aug. 2018 Uzabase and Umeda have tried to challenge a staid media environment in Japan by focusing coverage on emerging technology trends, according to Japanese media interviews with Umeda. — Paul Mozur, BostonGlobe.com, "Quartz, Atlantic Media’s business news startup, is sold to Japanese firm," 3 July 2018 The default attitude used to be bewilderment that, in a world of superior driving machines, staid sedans like the Toyota Camry topped the best-seller list. — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, "Hatchbacks Aren't Dead, They're Just Weird Small Crossovers Now," 30 Aug. 2018 The celebrity chef Alain Ducasse will launch a new river boat in Paris this fall, making a bold entry into the otherwise staid sunset cruise business that may be popular with many visitors but isn’t exactly known for its revolutionary cuisine. — Paul Brady, Condé Nast Traveler, "Chef Alain Ducasse Is Launching a Seine River Cruise Ship in Paris with $580 Tasting Menus," 8 Aug. 2018 The type of disruption the staid car business needs is woven through Tesla’s DNA. — John D. Stoll, WSJ, "Tesla’s Musk Needs to Find His Mary Barra," 13 July 2018 The department's Facebook page is much more staid and has more than 8,700 likes. — Aleanna Siacon, USA TODAY, "Twitter gives Michigan cops a reason to get a #policecat," 14 Mar. 2018 Among them were Democrats and Republicans, radicals and conservatives, rabble rousers and club women, the flamboyant and the staid. — Fergus M. Bordewich, WSJ, "‘The Woman’s Hour’ Review: Friends and Foes of the 19th Amendment," 21 June 2018

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