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[ stol-id ] / ˈstɒl ɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stolid ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive. Origin of stolidFirst recorded in 1590–1600, stolid is from the Latin word stolidus inert, dull, stupid SYNONYMS FOR stolidapathetic, lethargic, phlegmatic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR stolid ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM stolidsto·lid·i·ty [stuh-lid-i-tee], /stəˈlɪd ɪ ti/, stol·id·ness, nounstol·id·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stolidsolid, stolid Words nearby stolidSTOL, stola, stole, stolen, stolen generation, stolid, stollen, stolon, stolonate, stoloniferous, stolonization Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stolidThe 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|DAILY BEAST And 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|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|DAILY BEAST Stolid and somber, these are films made to be admired, not loved. Robert Redford's Pretty-Face Burden|Richard Rushfield|April 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She is stolid and reliable, sartorially and in seemingly every other way, and that forms the essence of her appeal. Kate Middleton's Classic Style|Rebecca Dana|November 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST Dumouriez had brains and character, Kellermann character and stolid imperturbability. Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison I only know that while stolid, and unemotional ordinarily, they are intensely patriotic. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders|George Wharton Edwards He was of a temper too stolid and sensible to waste his time on random treasure hunting. Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine Heavy of gait, stolid of mien, and of indomitable courage, the true Wessex man is a staunch friend and a very mild enemy. Thomas Hardy's Dorset|Robert Thurston Hopkins Stolid, sensual wretches, with here and there a broad, melancholy brow and desperate jaws. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862|Various
British Dictionary definitions for stolid
adjectiveshowing little or no emotion or interest Derived forms of stolidstolidity (stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ) or stolidness, nounstolidly, adverbWord Origin for stolidC17: from Latin stolidus dull; compare Latin stultus stupid; see still 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stolidimpassive, blunt, bovine, dense, dry, dull, dumb, heavy, inactive, indifferent, inert, lumpish, matter-of-fact, obtuse, passive, phlegmatic, slow, stoic, supine, unemotional |