sedateness


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Synonyms for sedateness

high seriousness of manner or bearing

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Synonyms for sedateness

a trait of dignified seriousness

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Compare this impression of Darcy to the amiable gentleman he reveals himself to be in the last third of the novel--the Darcy who stumbles upon Elizabeth at Pemberley: "when he spoke, his accent had none of its usual sedateness; and he repeated his enquires as to the time of her having left Longbourn, and of her stay in Derbyshire, so often, and in so hurried a way, as plainly spoke the distraction of his thoughts" (252).
She was known for her sedateness, solemnity and distinguished position.
(10) According to this report, Tomochichi was sensible to the last moment, showing "the greatest Magnanimity and Sedateness." He gave an eloquent final speech in which he praised the colonists for their kindness and generosity to his village.
While Darcy may not engage in skirmishes like the heroes of the Oriental Tales, his encounters with Wickham in London betray none of his 'usual sedateness' (P&P, p.
Prophylactic medications do have a higher likelihood of side effects such as nausea, sedateness, fatigue, and light-headedness, but there are no studies indicating the extent to which these might impact daily functioning and/or school performance in children.
In fact, this space contrasts not only meaningfully with the white church sequence as a contrast in wealth and sedateness versus poverty and "soulfulness," but also contrasts even more significantly with the other black spaces: the night club, the ghettoized streets (including those around the church itself), and the home of Nina.
And I promise you it was very different from what was happening in the West End, where the conventions were much the same as they always had been--a certain sedateness and a certain politeness.
For while MacCabe flinches intellectually from the authoritative assumptions and the narrative sedateness in biography, he has a natural talent for describing life--indeed, this may be the area in which he is least like the Godard he reveres.