stolid
adjective
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
stolidness
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a word derived from
stolid.
Example Sentences
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It's Hepburn as Linda, Julia's aimless sister, the black sheep of the family, who perfectly comprehends Johnny's aversion to business, security and stolidness, his aversion to America itself.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2013
She got so she received all things with the stolidness of the earth which soaks up urine and perfume with the same indifference.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
A couple of the Signal Corps men jumped out of the trench near by and greeted Tom heartily, praising him as the others had done, all of which he took with his usual stolidness.
From Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
In spite of his self-control and a belief in his stolidness, a lump swelled in his throat.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
It was an exterior grief that found expression only in words, gestures and excited walking, his interior continued its old stolidness, as if the certainty of that death had congealed it in peaceful indifference.
From Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) by Hayward Keniston
