sedateness

se·date¹ (s

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)

adj.

Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner. See Synonyms at serious.

[Latin sdtus, past participle of sdre, to settle, calm; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

se·dately adv.

se·dateness n.

se·date² (s

-d

)

tr.v. se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing, se·dates

To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug.

[Back-formation from sedative and sedation.]

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Noun

sedateness - a trait of dignified seriousness

solemness, solemnity, staidness

serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice

Translations

sedateness [sɪˈdeɪtnɪs] N → seriedad f

sedateness

n → Gesetztheit f; (of little girl) → ruhige Art; (of colour) → ruhiger Ton; (of furnishings, décor) → Gediegenheit f; (of life) → Geruhsamkeit f; (of place) → Beschaulichkeit f; (of prose) → Bedächtigkeit f

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composure
coolness
earnestness
frivolity
moderation
sedate
serious-mindedness
seriousness
sincerity
sobriety
Solemness
solemnity
staidness
tomfoolery
tranquillity

But the farther he went and the more his attention was diverted by the ever-increasing crowds moving toward the Kremlin, the less he remembered to walk with the sedateness and deliberation of a man.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

The rubber was conducted with all that gravity of deportment and sedateness of demeanour which befit the pursuit entitled

The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context

Sylvie asked, walking with a little extra sedateness, by way of example to Bruno at the other side, who never ceased jumping up and down.

Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context

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