What is "staidness"

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 gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting.
--Dryden.

Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness.

n. The state or characteristic of being staid.

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