staid

== English == === Etymology === From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /steɪd/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /sted/ Rhymes: -eɪd Homophones: stade (general), stayed (except Scotland) === Adjective === staid (comparative staider, superlative staidest) Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober. Synonyms: composed, dignified, regular, steady; see also Thesaurus:serious, Thesaurus:temperate Antonyms: fanciful, unpredictable, volatile, wild (rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === staid Obsolete spelling of stayed. === References === === Anagrams === Adsit, adits, tsadi == Irish == === Alternative forms === stáid (both etymologies) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sˠt̪ˠadʲ/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish stait, from Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). ==== Noun ==== staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna) stadium (venue where sporting events are held; Greek measure of length) furlong ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== staidiam === Etymology 2 === From Latin statiō. ==== Noun ==== staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna) state, condition ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== soladstaid, staid sholadach === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “staid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1118; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “staid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish stait, from Latin statiō. Compare Irish stáid — possibly from the same source, though MacBain suggests the Modern Irish term may be a direct loan from English state — and Welsh ystad, which instead comes from Latin status. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /statʲ/ === Noun === staid f (genitive singular staide, plural staidean) condition, state, circumstance Bha e ann an droch staid air an latha sin. ― He was in a bad state that day. estate ==== Synonyms ==== cor === Mutation === === References === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “staid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[4], Stirling, →ISBN