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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 staidness
 認真,沈著

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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