Found 2 items, similar to Staidness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: staidness
staidness
n : a trait of dignified seriousness [syn:
sedateness,
solemnity,
solemness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Staidness
Staidness
\Staid"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness;
sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of
wildness, or
levity.
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If sometimes he appears too gay, yet a secret
gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though
the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy;
firmness; stability; sedateness.
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