different between thoughtful vs staid

English

Etymology

From Middle English tho?tful, thohtful, equivalent to thought +? -ful. Compare Dutch gedachtenvol.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????tf?l/, /????tf?l/
• (General American) enPR: thôt’f?l, IPA^(key): /???tf?l/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: thät’f?l, IPA^(key): /???tf?l/

Adjective

thoughtful (comparative more thoughtful, superlative most thoughtful)

1. Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.

   Synonyms: thoughty, carefully, detail oriented

2. Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.

   Synonyms: thoughty, considerate, attentive, caring

Antonyms

• thoughtless

Derived terms

• thoughtfully
• thoughtfulness

Translations

English

Etymology

From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ste?d/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /sted/
• Rhymes: -e?d
• Homophone: stayed (except Scotland)

Adjective

staid (comparative staider, superlative staidest)

1. Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

   Synonyms: composed, dignified, regular, steady; see also Thesaurus:serious, Thesaurus:temperate

   Antonyms: fanciful, unpredictable, volatile, wild
2. (rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

staid

1. Obsolete spelling of stayed

References

Anagrams

• Adsit, adits, tsadi

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna)

1. stadium (venue where sporting events are held; Greek measure of length)
2. furlong

Declension

Synonyms

• staidiam

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna)

1. state, condition

Declension

Derived terms

• soladstaid, staid sholadach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish stait, from Latin stati?. 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 ystâd, which instead comes from Latin status.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stat?/

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, plural staidean)

1. condition, state, circumstance

2. estate

Synonyms

• cor

Mutation

References

• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “staid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN