different between staidness vs tranquillity

English

Etymology

staid +? -ness

Noun

staidness (usually uncountable, plural staidnesses)

1. The state or characteristic of being staid.
   • 1836, Charles Dickens, Sketches of Boz, ch. 7:

     It is difficult to say whether Mr. John Dounce's red countenance, illuminated as it was by the flickering gas-light in the window before which he paused, excited the lady's risibility, or whether a natural exuberance of animal spirits proved too much for that staidness of demeanour which the forms of society rather dictatorially prescribe.

   • 1887, Charlotte M. Yonge, Under the Storm, ch. 22:

     [T]here was a staidness and sobriety about her demeanour that kept all impertinence at a distance.

Anagrams

• Daensists, disassent

English

Alternative forms

• tranquility

Etymology

tranquil +? -ity, from Old French tranquilité, from Latin tranquilitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /træ??kw?l?ti/
• Hyphenation: tran?quil?li?ty

Noun

tranquillity (usually uncountable, plural tranquillities)

1. the state of being tranquil
2. the absence of disturbance; peacefulness
3. the absence of stress; serenity
4. the quality of calm such as that experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from manmade ones.

Usage notes

• More common spelling in the UK; less common in the US.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:calm

Related terms

• tranquil
• tranquillize
• tranquilly
• tranquilness

Translations

Further reading

• tranquillity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• tranquillity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.