Staidness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy;
          firmness; stability; sedateness.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  staidness
       n : a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: {sedateness}, {solemnity},
            {solemness}]