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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a trait of dignified seriousness;
[syn: sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness]


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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

staidness n 1: a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness]