Stolid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɒl.ɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stolid is an adjective meaning Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
Meaning
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
More Meanings
- Dully or heavily stupid.
Example Sentences
Al Gore, Jr., the Democratic candidate, was Clinton's stolid heir; […]
They (Eloi) all failed to understand my gestures; some were simply stolid, some thought it was a jest and laughed at me.
“A tinge of Jewish blood is not a bad thing. It leavens the”—she looked at him—“stolid stupidity of the ordinary Englishman.”
Light laughs the breeze / In her Castle above them — / Babbles the Bee in a stolid Ear, / Pipe the Sweet Birds in ignorant cadence — / Ah, what sagacity perished here!
Word Forms
- stolider
- stolidest
Synonyms for stolid
Depending on context, synonyms include cold-hearted, unfeeling, phlegmatic, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unemotional, impassive, benumbed, dull, stupid, stony.
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