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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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