- staidness
- noun see staid I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
staidness
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Staidness — Staid ness, n. The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; the opposite of {wildness}, or {levity}. [1913 Webster] If sometimes he appears too gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staidness — See staidly. * * * … Universalium
staidness — noun The property of being staid … Wiktionary
staidness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun High seriousness of manner or bearing: graveness, gravity, sedateness, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness. See ATTITUDE, HEAVY, STYLE … English dictionary for students
staidness — staid·ness || steɪdnɪs n. quality of being staid; solemnity, sedateness; permanence, stability, fixedness … English contemporary dictionary
staidness — staid·ness … English syllables
staidness — See: staid … English dictionary
staidness — noun a trait of dignified seriousness • Syn: ↑sedateness, ↑solemnity, ↑solemness • Derivationally related forms: ↑solemn (for: ↑solemness), ↑solemn ( … Useful english dictionary
Inexcitability — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of excitability, or of excitement. < N PARAG:Inexcitability >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inexcitability inexcitability imperturbability inirritability Sgm: N 1 even temper even temper tranquil mind dispassion Sgm: N… … English dictionary for students
sedateness — noun a trait of dignified seriousness • Syn: ↑staidness, ↑solemnity, ↑solemness • Derivationally related forms: ↑solemn (for: ↑solemness), ↑solemn ( … Useful english dictionary
