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Staid vs Placid - What's the difference?

staid | placid |

As adjectives the difference between staid and placid

is that staid is serious, organized, and professional; sober while placid is calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil.

staid

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Serious, organized, and professional; sober
  • * 1915 , ":
  • *:He wondered what had become of the boys who were his companions: they were nearly thirty now; some would be dead, but others were married and had children; they were soldiers and parsons, doctors, lawyers; they were staid men who were beginning to put youth behind them.
  • Always fixed in the same location; stationary

    • Synonyms

    * (serious) composed, regular, sedate, steady

    Antonyms

    * (serious) fanciful, volatile, wild

    Anagrams

    * ----

    placid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil
    • a placid disposition
    a placid lake
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    • Derived terms

    * placidness * placidity