World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariessereno
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /seˈɾeno/
"Mantenía una actitud serena ante los problemas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous; characterized by propriety and sobriety.
"The company had a staid corporate culture that rarely welcomed eccentric new ideas." - 2
Serious and self-restrained; solemn.
"Her staid demeanor made her seem much older than she actually was."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the archaic past participle of the verb 'stay', originating from Old French 'ester' and Latin 'stare' meaning 'to stand'. By the 16th century, it evolved to describe something fixed, settled, and eventually transitioned into depicting a person of steady, sober, and serious character.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Staid" is said worldwide
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posé
Transliteration: /po.ze/
"Il a mené une vie calme et posée."
bieder
Transliteration: /ˈbiːdɐ/
"Sie lebte in einer biederen Kleinstadt."
serioso
Transliteration: /seˈrjo.zo/
"Aveva un'aria seriosa e composta."
sereno
Transliteration: /seˈɾeno/
"Mantenía una actitud serena ante los problemas."
sóbrio
Transliteration: /ˈsɔ.bɾi.u/
"Ele manteve um comportamento sóbrio durante a reunião."
गंभीर
Transliteration: gambhir
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उनका स्वभाव बहुत गंभीर और शांत है।"
稳重
Transliteration: wěnzhòng
Script: 中文汉字
"他是一个沉稳而保守的人。"
점잖은
Transliteration: jeomjanheun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 늘 점잖은 태도를 유지했다."
堅実な
Transliteration: kenjitsuna
Script: 日本語
"彼は堅実な人物として知られている。"
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