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
Baffled, powerless, his wonted stolidness left him, and he cast his eyes here and143 there with a sort of challenge born of despair and desperation.
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
"Amen," answered the company, and then there was a buzz of secular talk, general rapture being expressed at the stolidness of Ezekiel's demeanor.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
