stayedness

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noun

staidness

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Meanings

nounstayedness (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablestaidness

    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. archaicuncountablesolidity; 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

From stayed + -ness.

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APA

stayedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stayedness

MLA

“stayedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stayedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stayedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stayedness.

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