stolid

[ stol-id ]

adjective

1. not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.

   Synonyms: phlegmatic, lethargic, apathetic

stolid

/ stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ; ˈstɒlɪd /

adjective

1. showing little or no emotion or interest

Derived Forms

• stolidity, noun
• ˈstolidly, adverb

Other Words From

• sto·lid·i·ty [st, uh, -, lid, -i-tee], stolid·ness noun
• stolid·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stolid¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from the Latin stolidus “inert, dull, stupid”

Word History and Origins

Origin of stolid¹

C17: from Latin stolidus dull; compare Latin stultus stupid; see still ¹

Example Sentences

Rich, 54, a decidedly stolid type who composes their music and plays guitar, recalled, “Hair metal was big.”

From New York Times

But Mr. Trump’s stolid march toward the Republican nomination is what keeps Mr. Hutchinson going, on long drives with his two staff members, through snowstorms that grounded other candidates, to events where only a handful of people showed up, each of whom might well caucus on Monday for Mr. Hutchinson, he believes, if he can only make his pitch.

From New York Times

Stolid men in helmets and rubber boots, they listened in silence as an intelligence officer briefed them on a new route in to their positions.

From New York Times

In their chickens, though — with close-set beady eyes and faces far more expressive than a real chicken’s stolid look could ever be — the studio located comic gold.

From New York Times

With a straight prow, stolid cabin top, broad aft deck and crow’s nest, the boat, the Western Flyer, is a throwback to the last century — more reminiscent of a child’s toy bobbing in a bathtub’s choppy water than anything taking to the seas today.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• impassive