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staidness

 
Dictionary: Staid·ness

n.

The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or levity.

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.

Syn. -- Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness.


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Meaning #1: a trait of dignified seriousness
  Synonyms: sedateness, solemnity, solemness


 
 
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