stolid
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
Origin of stolid
1Other words for stolid
Other words from stolid
- sto·lid·i·ty [stuh-lid-i-tee], /stəˈlɪd ɪ ti/, stol·id·ness, noun
- stol·id·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with stolid
- solid, stolid
Words Nearby stolid
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How to use stolid in a sentence
That last idea is borne out sonically in the form of an instrument that sounds like a stolid trumpet—until it starts sputtering and trembling like an electric guitar.
In the narrowness of its range, the temperature may have made a particularly appropriate accomplice to Saturday’s skies, which were notable for their stolid and scarcely varying grayness.
Saturday was warm and overcast in morning and evening | Martin Weil | December 19, 2021 | Washington PostThe animal’s stolid speed and strength powered massive migrations of people, pulled plows that transformed agriculture and revolutionized warfare.
Scientists found modern domestic horses’ homeland in southwestern Russia | Jonathan Lambert | October 20, 2021 | Science NewsThe New York Times began its review with the words “stolid and humorless.”
‘From Up on Poppy Hill’: Goro Miyazaki, the Next Generation of Studio Ghibli | Melissa Leon | March 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd when he did, he was not positioned in front of a stolid stage set.
Election Night 2012: Fashion of Jubilation And Mourning | Robin Givhan | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Taylor was perfectly formed for the intuitive, opportunistic life of a rebel, but not for the stolid bureaucracy of government.
Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor | Finlay Young | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTstolid and somber, these are films made to be admired, not loved.
She is stolid and reliable, sartorially and in seemingly every other way, and that forms the essence of her appeal.
She was a plump-faced, insipid child, with fair hair and pale blue eyes, stolid and bovine in their expressionlessness.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe paled a little, and sucked his lip, his eyes wandering to the girl, who stood in stolid inapprehension of what was being said.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniIt is just this joyous, care-free nature of the Irish that the stolid Englishman will never learn to appreciate.
Not that those stolid agriculturists required much repression.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperOne man, solid and stolid, stood his ground on the edge of the chain and administered a hearty kick upon each ankle as it passed.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for stolid
/ (ˈstɒlɪd) /
showing little or no emotion or interest
Origin of stolid
1Derived forms of stolid
- stolidity (stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ) or stolidness, noun
- stolidly, adverb
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