We think of the Puritans as staid people.
SYNONYM(S): grave, serious, steady, composed.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
staid — [ steıd ] adjective serious and rather boring: rather staid medical journals He projects a staid, aloof image. ╾ staid|ly adverb ╾ staid|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
staid — staid·ly; staid·ness; un·staid; staid; … English syllables
staid´ly — staid «stayd», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. having a settled, quiet character; sober; sedate: »We think of the Puritans as staid people. SYNONYM(S): grave, serious, steady, composed. 2. settled; unchanging; … Useful english dictionary
staid — [[t]steɪd[/t]] adj. 1) of decorous, sedate, or solemn character 2) fixed, settled, or permanent 3) archaic a pt. and pp. of stay I staid′ly, adv. staid′ness, n … From formal English to slang
cav´a|lier´ness — cav|a|lier «KAV uh LIHR», noun, adjective, verb.), –n. 1. a horseman, mounted soldier, or knight: »The cavaliers with sabers drawn charged their horses into the attacking army. 2. a) a courteous gentleman; gallant: »I saw the bud crowned Spring… … Useful english dictionary
prim´ness — prim «prihm», adjective, prim|mer, prim|mest, verb, primmed, prim|ming. –adj. precise, neat, proper, or formal in a stiff way: »friends…staid and prim, of evangelical tendencies ( … Useful english dictionary
se|date´ness — se|date1 «sih DAYT», adjective. quiet, calm, and composed; serious; undisturbed by passion or excitement: »She is very sedate for a child and would rather read and sew than play. One of those calm, quiet, sedate natures, to whom the temptations… … Useful english dictionary
set´tled|ness — set|tled «SEHT uhld», adjective. 1. fixed in place or position; having a fixed home: »Becoming a settled…instead of a nomadic people... (Arthur P. Stanley). 2. populated: »a densely settled region. 3. fixed or established: »... the settled course … Useful english dictionary
so´ber|sid´ed|ness — so|ber|sid|ed «SOH buhr SY dihd», adjective. having or showing a serious disposition; serious; staid; sedate: »Since I had known them as sobersided and sensible fellows. (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). –so´ber|sid´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
