stolid
adjective
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
stolidity
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a word derived from
stolid.
Example Sentences
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Gladstone does a lot with a character whose main quality is stolidity; I wish they’d gone a little more into her relationship with Rebecca, but this is a show with a lot on its plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
Schreiber moves with bearish stolidity, even when boxing, and nothing is more poignantly delayed than Chuck’s realization that most of his wounds were self-inflicted.
From The New Yorker ● May 5, 2017
Performance-related pay, introduced in the 1990s, means the hierarchy is slightly less rigid than in the 19th century, when Bismarck complained about the stolidity of German officials.
From Economist ● Aug. 7, 2014
Mr. Rattle is clearly conscious that symphonic interpretations of the “Passion” have been criticized for stolidity and heaviness; he and his magnificent players keep the tempos and textures weighty but always in motion.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2012
He’d been in West Virginia long enough for our terrible stolidity to rub off on him.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
