Staidness

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or Ant: levity. If sometimes he appears too gray, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age wanting. Dryden.

Synonyms: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy; firmness; stability; sedateness.