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De - Pt| English Dictionary: staidness | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for staidness | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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}. 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. | |
