sedateness

  • 61staidness — staid·ness || steɪdnɪs n. quality of being staid; solemnity, sedateness; permanence, stability, fixedness …

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  • 62sedate — sedate1 adjective 1》 calm and unhurried. 2》 staid and rather dull. Derivatives sedately adverb sedateness noun Origin ME (also as a medical term in the sense not sore or painful ): from L. sedatus, sedare settle , from sedere sit . sedate2 verb… …

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  • 63calmness — n. 1. Quietness, tranquillity, serenity, repose, peace, peacefulness, stillness, calm, placidity, lull. 2. Mildness, sedateness, composure, self possession, coolness, quiet, tranquillity, serenity, placidity, peace, equanimity, repose …

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  • 64composure — n. Quiet, tranquillity, calmness, sedateness, placidity, coolness, equanimity, self possession …

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  • 65gravity — n. 1. Heaviness, weight. 2. Gravitation, centripetal force, attraction of gravitation. 3. Sobriety, seriousness, sedateness, thoughtfulness, demureness. 4. Importance, moment, momentousness, weightiness, seriousness …

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  • 66moderation — n. 1. Temperance, frugality, sobriety, forbearance, restraint. 2. Calmness, coolness, deliberateness, sedateness, mildness, equanimity, composure …

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  • 67sadness — n. 1. Sorrow, despondency, sorrowfulness, mournfulness, melancholy, depression, dejection. 2. Gloominess, mournfulness, heaviness, grief, sorrow, dolefulness. 3. Seriousness, sedateness, gravity …

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  • 68serenity — n. 1. Calmness, peacefulness, tranquillity, collectedness, sedateness, composure, coolness, calm, peace. 2. Clearness, fairness, brightness, calmness, stillness, quietness, peace. 3. Peace, quietness, tranquillity, calm …

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  • 69temperance — n. 1. Moderation, sobriety, soberness, self control. 2. (Rare.) Patience, calmness, sedateness, contentment, moderation …

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  • 70sedate — 1 adjective 1 moving in a slow and rather formal way: a sedate procession 2 peaceful, ordinary, and not very exciting: a sedate seaside town on the South Coast sedately adverb sedateness noun (U) 2 verb (transitive often passive) to make someone… …

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