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stayedness

stayedness noun: staidness.

Noun

stayedness (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) staidness
    • That is it which works up into patience, into innocency, into soberness, into stillness, into stayedness , into quietness up to God with his power.1892, R. W. Ramsey, “Elizabeth Claypole”, in The English Historical Review
  2. (archaic) solidity; weight
    • When substantialness combineth with delightfulness, and currentness with stayedness, how can the language sound other than most full of sweetness?1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC

Origin of stayedness

From stayed + -ness.

Questions about stayedness

What does stayedness mean?
Stayedness means staidness.
What part of speech is stayedness?
Stayedness is a noun.

Words near stayedness in the dictionary

  1. stayed tuned
  2. stayed up
  3. stayed up late
  4. stayed within the lines
  5. stayedly
  6. stayedness
  7. stayedst
  8. stayer
  9. stayers
  10. stayest
  11. stayeth

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