STAID
What does "STAID" mean?
Sedate, serious, and conventional in manner; not given to liveliness or change.
Meanings
- Settled, sober, and steady in character or behavior; unadventurous. The staid old bank finally redesigned its lobby after fifty years. formal
Did you know?
- 'Staid' is literally a frozen old past tense of 'stay': it means 'stayed' in the sense of settled and fixed, and the archaic spelling survived only as this adjective.
Word origin
An archaic past participle of the verb 'stay', meaning to remain fixed or settled; the spelling 'staid' preserves an old form that the verb itself lost.
Remember it
STAID is what STAYED but never changed - it's the old past tense of 'stay', kept in place.
A little poem
The clock, the chair, the same grey tie-
the world rushed past; he let it by.
couplet
Wordplay
- The dictionary called the word 'staid' settled and unchanging - which is the most accurate self-description it's ever given.
What it teaches
Steadiness is a virtue until it becomes a wall; the staid heart misses the doors that only open once.
Quick facts
What does STAID mean?
Sedate, serious, and conventional in manner; not given to liveliness or change.
Is STAID a valid word?
Yes — STAID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STAID?
STAID has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STAID come from?
An archaic past participle of the verb 'stay', meaning to remain fixed or settled; the spelling 'staid' preserves an old form that the verb itself lost.
What can STAID teach us?
Steadiness is a virtue until it becomes a wall; the staid heart misses the doors that only open once.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.