settled

[ set-ld ]

adjective

1. fixed or established; unlikely to change:

   Like most of us, he has settled habits and opinions.

2. agreed upon; decided:

   the rules of settled grammatical usage.

3. having inhabitants or settlers:

   settled regions of the country.

4. having a permanent residence; not wandering:

   In time the Israelites became a settled people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of settled¹

First recorded in 1550–60; settle ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Synonym Study

See staid.

Example Sentences

The most logical hypothesis is that manatees were then later "present only in very low numbers in Florida as occasional visitors from the Caribbean and then settled here permanently," Pluckhahn said.

From Science Daily

But after the dust kicked up by Hindenburg had settled, Adani’s stocks recovered most of what they had lost.

From New York Times

There’s a part of it that sort of settled into, “This is what I am and I have to be OK with it.”

From Los Angeles Times

She ordered her usual half a bitter and settled in by a large wagon wheel wall decoration, chatting to friends while she waited for him to appear.

From BBC

And for five months out of the year, his family is happily settled in Halifax, Canada, where the show films.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ended
• established
• resolved