staid
Prim and proper
Staid describes someone or something serious, settled, and resistant to change—often to the point of being dull.
A staid institution maintains traditions without innovation.
A staid personality avoids spontaneity or frivolity.
The word carries a faint whiff of disapproval, suggesting excessive sobriety: The staid old firm finally hired someone under forty.
Following accepted practices
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- unimaginativeLacking creative originality
unchanging · establishment · buttoned-up · square · strait-laced · fuddy-duddy · stick-in-the-mud · stuffy
Able to be foreseen
- unexcitingLacking in interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- boringFailing to engage interest
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
prosaic · mundane · bland · safe · uninspired · routine · colorless · pedestrian
Dignified, weighty manner
- decorumFitting social conduct
- composureEmotional self-control
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
solemnity · respectability · formality · poise · seriousness · augustness · soberness · ceremonious
Held under control
- subduedReduced in intensity
- undemonstrativeNot showing feelings openly
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- quietLacking in sound
understated · taciturn · aloof · guarded · discreet · demure · unassuming · modest
conventional
Following accepted practices
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
unimaginative · unchanging · establishment · buttoned-up · square · strait-laced · fuddy-duddy · stick-in-the-mud · stuffy · hidebound
predictable
Able to be foreseen
- unexcitingLacking in interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- boringFailing to engage interest
humdrum · prosaic · mundane · bland · safe · uninspired · routine · colorless · pedestrian · unimaginative
gravitas
Dignified, weighty manner
- decorumFitting social conduct
- composureEmotional self-control
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
propriety · solemnity · respectability · formality · poise · seriousness · augustness · soberness · ceremonious · stiff
restrained
Held under control
- subduedReduced in intensity
- undemonstrativeNot showing feelings openly
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
quiet · understated · taciturn · aloof · guarded · discreet · demure · unassuming · modest · withdrawn
staidadventurous
Inclined toward risky endeavors
daring · unconventional · bold · audacious · rebellious
- gas stationRetail fuel vendor
- stay homeNot go anywhere
- stay awayRemain at distance
- stay putRemain in place
- stay upNot go to bed
- stay tunedAwait further information
stay, station, state, stable, statue, status, establish, estate, staidness