sedateness
1sedateness — index composure, decorum, moderation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2sedateness — Ⅰ. sedate [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) calm and unhurried. 2) staid and rather dull. DERIVATIVES sedately adverb sedateness noun. ORIGIN originally used also as a medical term in the sense «not sore or painful»: from Latin sedare settle …
3Sedateness — Sedate Se*date , a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.] Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or… …
4sedateness — noun see sedate I …
5sedateness — See sedately. * * * …
6sedateness — noun The state or quality of being sedate; calmness of mind, manner, or countenance; composure; placidity; serenity; tranquillity …
7sedateness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun High seriousness of manner or bearing: graveness, gravity, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, staidness. See ATTITUDE, HEAVY, STYLE …
8sedateness — se date·ness || sɪ deɪnɪs n. calmness, tranquility; composure, staidness …
9sedateness — se·date·ness …
10sedateness — noun a trait of dignified seriousness • Syn: ↑staidness, ↑solemnity, ↑solemness • Derivationally related forms: ↑solemn (for: ↑solemness), ↑solemn ( …
