stolid

[ stol-id ]

/ ˈstɒl ɪd /

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adjective

not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

stola, stole, stoled, stolen, stolen generation, stolid, stolidity, stolidly, stollen, stolon, stolonate

Origin of stolid

First recorded in 1590–1600, stolid is from the Latin word stolidus inert, dull, stupid

SYNONYMS FOR stolid

apathetic, lethargic, phlegmatic.

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Related formssto·lid·i·ty

[stuh-lid-i-tee] /stəˈlɪd ɪ ti/, stol·id·ness, nounstol·id·ly, adverb

Can be confusedsolid stolid

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Examples from the Web for stolidity

There was nothing of the stolidity of "Punch" in either of them.
Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 1 of 3)|John Doran
She had not the spirit of Belle Amie but she made up in stolidity what she had lacked in swiftness.
Petticoat Rule|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
A gleam of pleasure passing across her face was instantly obscured behind the cloud of her stolidity.
Fraternity|John Galsworthy
It was a countenance on which the passage of time and thoughts had left no mark; its stolidity had been moved by no feeling.
Wild Oranges|Joseph Hergesheimer

His dignity is as perfect as that of a Castilian; but the stolidity of his brain, who shall describe?
Across America|James F. Rusling

British Dictionary definitions for stolidity

stolid

/ (ˈstɒlɪd) /

adjective

showing little or no emotion or interest

Derived Formsstolidity (stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ) or stolidness, nounstolidly, adverb

Word Origin for stolid

C17: from Latin stolidus dull; compare Latin stultus stupid; see still 1

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Word Origin and History for stolidity

stolid

1560s (implied in stolidity), from Middle French stolide (16c.), from Latin stolidus "insensible, dull, brutish," properly "unmovable," related to stultus "foolish," from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)).