Staidness vs Constancy - What's the difference?
staidness | constancy | Synonyms |
The state or characteristic of being staid.
* 1836 , , Sketches of Boz , ch. 7:
* 1887 , , Under the Storm , ch. 22:
(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
* 1871 , , Descent of Man , ch. 7 "On the Races of Man,"
(countable) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
* 1602 , , All's Well That Ends Well , act 1, sc. 2,
Staidness is a synonym of constancy.
As nouns the difference between staidness and constancy
is that staidness is the state or characteristic of being staid while constancy is (uncountable) the quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.staidness
English
Noun
(-)- It is difficult to say whether Mr. John Dounce's red countenance, illuminated as it was by the flickering gas-light in the window before which he paused, excited the lady's risibility, or whether a natural exuberance of animal spirits proved too much for that staidness of demeanour which the forms of society rather dictatorially prescribe.
- [T]here was a staidness and sobriety about her demeanour that kept all impertinence at a distance.
constancy
English
Noun
(constancies)- Constancy of character is what is chiefly valued and sought for by naturalists.
- younger spirits . . .
- whose constancies
- Expire before their fashions.