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staid·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemnessnoun
a trait of dignified seriousness
Wiktionary
staidnessnoun
The state or characteristic of being staid.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Staidnessnoun
Sobriety; gravity; regularity; contrariety to wildness.
Etymology: from staid.
The boiling blood of youth, fiercely agitating the fluid air, hinders that serenity and fixed staidness which is necessary to so severe an intentness. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.
If sometimes he appears too gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting. John Dryden, Ovid. Preface to.
Webster Dictionary
Staidnessnoun
the quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or levity
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of staidness in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of staidness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- La seriedadSpanish
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