Staid: alternatives and connections

To make or keep sober.

To keep steady; to steady, morally.

An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is…

Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; self-possessed.

A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a f…

Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the r…

Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.

The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from…

Sober; prudent; sedate; modest.

To make sober.

Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed.

Conceived in the fancy; not consistent with facts or reason; abounding in ideal qualities or figures; as, a fanciful scheme; a fancifu…

Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree; as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely decorative.

Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravag…

To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; -- with a following adjective or pa…

Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.

A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…

Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless.