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Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

English sedateness

From sedate + -ness.

sedateness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being sedate; calmness of mind, manner, or countenance
   Synonyms: composure, placidity, serenity, tranquillity

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “sedateness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.