New Age ideas are a refreshing alternative to the staid orthodoxy of traditional Christianity.
Source: tatoeba (2367869)
Staid
//steɪd//
Synonyms for "staid" (119 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (59)
Adjective(26 words)
sadsagesaturninesedateserioussobersolemnsolemncholysombersombresteadysternsweertemperatethoughtfulundisturbedunexcitableunexcitedunimpassionedunpassionate
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Adjective(1 words)
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Translations
48 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- спокоен adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- уравновесен adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 淡定 adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 穩重 /稳重 adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Czech
4 entries- seriózní adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- staromódní adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- usedlý adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- usedlý adj (always fixed in the same location)
Esperanto
1 entries- serioza adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Finnish
4 entries- paikallaan pysyvä adj (always fixed in the same location)
- pysyvä adj (always fixed in the same location)
- tosikkomainen adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- vakaa adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
French
2 entries- guindé adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- guindée adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Georgian
2 entries- დადებითი adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- დინჯი adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Italian
4 entries- canuta adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- canuto adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- posata adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- posato adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Kazakh
1 entries- маңғаз adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Polish
3 entries- poważny adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- stateczny adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- statyczny adj (always fixed in the same location)
Romanian
4 entries- potolit adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- respectabil adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- serios adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- staționar adj (always fixed in the same location)
Russian
3 entries- неподви́жный adj (always fixed in the same location)
- стационарный adj (always fixed in the same location)
- степенный adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- cùiseach adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Spanish
4 entries- estable adj (always fixed in the same location)
- estático adj (always fixed in the same location)
- fijo adj (always fixed in the same location)
- pausado adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Swedish
3 entries- lugn adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- stadgad adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
- stadig adj (not capricious or impulsive — see also sedate, serious)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Tom's a fine babysitter, just very serious, almost staid, and the kids think he's a bore.
Source: tatoeba (10913282)
Traditionally, G-20 summits are staid affairs and despite the fact consensus on trade, development and climate issues regularly eludes the gatherings, at least efforts are made to conjure up formal bonhomie.
Source: tatoeba (11059041)
Put thy ſelfe / Into a hauiour of leſſe feare, ere wildneſſe / Vanquiſh my ſtayder Senſes.
Source: wiktionary
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