sedate adj
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sedate — [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,… … New thesaurus
sedate — {{11}}sedate (adj.) 1660s, from L. sedatus composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil, pp. of sedare to settle, calm, causative of sedere to sit (see SEDENTARY (Cf. sedentary)). {{12}}sedate (v.) treat with sedatives, 1945, a back formation from the… … Etymology dictionary
sedate — adj. Sedate is used with these nouns: ↑walk … Collocations dictionary
sedate — 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 … English World dictionary
sedate — adj 1. calm, quiet, serene, collected, Inf. together, self possessed, unruffled, unperturbed; cool, self controlled, passionless, impassive, detached, even tempered, imperturable, unexcitable, unflappable. 2. staid, proper, decorous, dignified,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sedate — [[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 … English dictionary
sedate — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sedate — sedately, adv. sedateness, n. /si dayt /, adj., v., sedated, sedating. adj. 1. calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse. v.t. 2. to put (a person) under sedation. [1640 50; < L sedatus (ptp.… … Universalium
sedate — [sɪˈdeɪt] adj I quiet or slow, and not likely to shock people or attract attention sedately adv II verb [T] sedate [sɪˈdeɪt] to give someone a SEDATIVE … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sedate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. staid, calm, inexcitable, serious, dignified, serene, demure, decorous, composed. See inexcitability. Ant., agitated, excitable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. composed, unruffled, serious, sober; see… … English dictionary for students
