stayedness

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English

Etymology

From stayed +‎ -ness.

Noun

stayedness (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) staidness
    • 1892, R. W. Ramsey, “Elizabeth Claypole”, in The English Historical Review:
      That is it which works up into patience, into innocency, into soberness, into stillness, into stayedness , into quietness up to God with his power.
  2. (archaic) solidity; weight
    • 1605, M. N. , Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, , London: G E for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
      When substantialness combineth with delightfulness, and currentness with stayedness, how can the language sound other than most full of sweetness?