sedate
1Sedate — Se*date , a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.… …
2sedate — Ⅰ. sedate [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) calm and unhurried. 2) staid and rather dull. DERIVATIVES sedately adverb sedateness noun. ORIGIN originally used also as a medical term in the sense «not sore or painful»: from Latin sedare settle …
3sedate — index peaceable, phlegmatic, solemn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4sedate — grave, staid, earnest, sober, *serious, solemn, somber Analogous words: placid, *calm, serene,.tranquil: collected, composed, imperturbable (see COOL): *decorous, seemly, proper Antonyms: flighty …
5sedate — [adj] calm, collected cold sober*, composed, cool, cool as cucumber*, decorous, deliberate, demure, dignified, dispassionate, earnest, grave, imperturbable, laid back*, no nonsense, placid, proper, quiet, seemly, serene, serious, sober, solemn,… …
6sedate — sedate1 [si dāt′] adj. [L sedatus, pp. of sedare, to settle, caus. of sedere, to SIT] calm, quiet, or composed; esp., serious and unemotional; staid; decorous SYN. SERIOUS sedately adv. sedateness n. ☆ sedate2 [si dāt′ ] vt. sedated, sedating …
7sedate — [[t]sɪde͟ɪt[/t]] sedates, sedating, sedated 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe someone or something as sedate, you mean that they are quiet and rather dignified, though perhaps a bit dull. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins …
8sedate — se|date1 [sıˈdeıt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of sedare to make calm ] 1.) calm, serious, and formal ▪ a sedate seaside town ▪ The wedding was rather a sedate occasion. 2.) formal moving slowly and calmly ▪ We… …
9sedate — I UK [sɪˈdeɪt] / US adjective quiet or slow, and not likely to shock people or attract attention a sedate neighbourhood They continued at a more sedate pace. Derived word: sedately adverb II UK [sɪˈdeɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sedate …
10sedate — se|date1 [ sı deıt ] adjective quiet or slow, and not likely to shock people or attract attention: a sedate neighborhood They continued at a more sedate pace. ╾ se|date|ly adverb sedate se|date 2 [ sı deıt ] verb transitive to give someone a… …