stolid
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8.8
- adjective
- /ˈstɑːlɪd/
:
impasible
- Even when faced with the challenge, he kept a stolid demeanor, unbothered and calm.
- stolid guy
- stolid face
- stolid woman
I was going to be a stolid bourgeois lawyer.
- I was going to be a stolid bourgeois lawyer.
- So the tangled crosshatch of staples testifies to a sort of unarchive an onrush of uncollected notes that stands in contrast to the stolid pole.
Examples
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Yamashita reared back in his chair, and the boyish grin returned to his usually stolid face.
Fiction book (2000) -
Their faces in the circle of the glass were stolid and angry, Wade thought.
Fiction book (1995) -
There was only the promise of his own, stolid self, his strong hands, and her own place.
Fiction book (2001) -
Here Dave is much younger, of course, and a rather handsome man in a stolid way.
Fiction book (1991) -
Every afternoon, she turned up at the studio, stolid and unsmiling.
Fiction book (2002) -
Larry continued digging; the boy remained standing, shovel raised, stolid and impassive.
Fiction book (1998) -
The crowds were stolid, silent, each person sweating and giving off organic fumes.
Fiction book (2000) -
Kalisher's grief, while it lasted, was self-centered and stolid, a compound of loss and being alone.
Fiction book (1994) -
Despite the shocking news, he remained stolid, showing no sign of distress.
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Her stolid expression made it difficult to tell what she was really feeling.
Synonyms
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7.1
Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice
Calm and not easily made nervous or emotional
Calm and not easily excited or upset
Not showing much feeling
Antonyms
How Emotional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stolid comes from the Latin stolidus, which meant 'dull' or 'unmoved'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a person like a stone statue who does not show feelings, so a stolid person shows little or no emotion.