Staid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by dignity and propriety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈeɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈeɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sedate

Word Forms

sedateness	noun	a trait of dignified seriousness
staidness	noun	a trait of dignified seriousness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

standhaft

gekennzeichnet durch Würde und Anstand

🇫🇷French

resté

caractérisé par la dignité et la convenance

🇪🇸Spanish

serio

caracterizado por la dignidad y el decoro

🇮🇹Italian

serio

caratterizzato da dignità e correttezza

🇳🇱Dutch

bleef

gekenmerkt door waardigheid en fatsoen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sóbrio

caracterizado pela dignidade e propriedade

🇷🇺Russian

уравновешенный

характеризующийся достоинством и уместностью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शांत

गरिमा और औचित्य की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থির

মর্যাদা এবং প্রাপ্যতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலைகொண்டது

கண்ணியம் மற்றும் உரிமையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలబడ్డాడు

గౌరవం మరియు ఔచిత్యం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिर

प्रतिष्ठा आणि औचित्य द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિર

ગૌરવ અને યોગ્યતા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಂತಿತು

ಘನತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಔಚಿತ್ಯದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലയുറപ്പിച്ചു

അന്തസ്സും ഔചിത്യവും കൊണ്ട് വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠਹਿਰਿਆ

ਮਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਪੁੰਨਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھہر گیا

وقار اور مناسبیت کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稳重

以尊严和礼节为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

堅実な

威厳と礼儀正しさを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

가만히 있는

품위와 예의가 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm trang

đặc trưng bởi phẩm giá và sự đúng đắn

🇹🇭Thai

นิ่งเฉย

โดดเด่นด้วยศักดิ์ศรีและความเหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tenang dan serius

bercirikan martabat dan kesopanan

🇵🇭Filipino

tahimik

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng dignidad at pagiging angkop

🇲🇾Malay

tenang

dicirikan oleh maruah dan kewajaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رزين

تتميز بالكرامة واللياقة

🇮🇷Persian

ماندگار شد

با کرامت و شایستگی مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

vakur

onur ve nezaket ile karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָתוּן

מאופיין בכבוד ובכבוד

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The primary meaning of 'staid' is 'characterized by dignity and propriety'.

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Using 'staid' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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