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staidness |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Staidness \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 gray, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age wanting. --Dryden. Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: staidness n : a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: {sedateness}, {solemnity}, {solemness}]
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