Staidness vs Regularity - What's the difference?
staidness | regularity | Synonyms |
The state or characteristic of being staid.
* 1836 , , Sketches of Boz , ch. 7:
* 1887 , , Under the Storm , ch. 22:
(uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline
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(countable) A particular regular occurrence
Staidness is a synonym of regularity.
As nouns the difference between staidness and regularity
is that staidness is the state or characteristic of being staid while regularity is (uncountable) the condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline.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.
regularity
English
Noun
- I have been watching that show with regularity .
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