# sedate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪˈdeɪt/ · frequency rank #39,081

## Definitions
1. Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement.
2. Not overly ornate or showy.

## Etymology
The verb is first attested in 1646, the adjective in 1661; borrowed from Latin sēdātus, perfect passive participle of sēdō (“to settle”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-state)
- **slate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-slate)
- **skate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-skate)
- **spate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-spate)
- **senate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-senate)
- **sewage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-sewage)
- **sesame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-sesame)
- **seduce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-seduce)
- **Semite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-semite)
- **sedative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedate-vs-sedative)
- **seat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seat-vs-sedate)
- **sate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sate-vs-sedate)
- **seats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seats-vs-sedate)
- **sedan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedan-vs-sedate)
- **Sadat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadat-vs-sedate)
- **seated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seated-vs-sedate)
- **seater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-sedate)

## Common misspellings (8)
`esdate`, `sdeate`, `seadte`, `sedaet`, `sedatte`, `seddate`, `sedtae`, `ssedate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sedate