Staidness
Pronunciation : Staid"ness
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or Ant: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913