Seriousness vs. Staidness — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Seriousness and Staidness
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Definitions
Seriousness
Seriousness (noun; adjective: serious) is an attitude of gravity, solemnity, persistence, and earnestness toward something considered to be of importance. Some notable philosophers and commentators have criticised excessive seriousness, while others have praised it.
Staidness
Characterized by sedateness and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; serious and conventional.
Seriousness
Thoughtful, somber, or grave in manner
He became serious when he was asked about the economy.
Staidness
Fixed; permanent
"There is nothing settled, nothing staid in this universe" (Virginia Woolf).
Seriousness
Not joking or trifling
I was serious when I said I liked your haircut.
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Staidness
The state or characteristic of being staid.
Seriousness
Deeply interested or involved
A serious golfer.
Staidness
The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; - the opposite of wildness, or levity.
If sometimes he appears too gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting.
Seriousness
Meriting great concern
A serious illness.
A serious mistake.
Staidness
A trait of dignified seriousness
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Seriousness
Performed with careful thought
A serious effort to reform tax policy.
Seriousness
Pertaining to important rather than trivial matters
A serious discussion.
Seriousness
Sincerely meant
Mistook a sarcastic comment for a serious question.
Seriousness
Intended for sophisticated people
Serious music.
Seriousness
(Informal) Of considerable size or scope; substantial
A serious amount of money.
Seriousness
The state or quality of being serious.
Seriousness
An earnest and sincere feeling
Seriousness
The quality of arousing fear or distress;
He learned the seriousness of his illness
Seriousness
The trait of being serious;
A lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness
