stolid
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stol·id
(stŏl′ĭd)adj. stol·id·er, stol·id·est
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive: "the incredibly massive and stolid bureaucracy of the Soviet system" (John Kenneth Galbraith).
sto·lid′i·ty (stŏ-lĭd′ĭ-tē, stə-), stol′id·ness (stŏl′ĭd-nĭs) n.
stol′id·ly adv.
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stolid
(ˈstɒlɪd)adj
showing little or no emotion or interest
[C17: from Latin stolidus dull; compare Latin stultus stupid; see still1]
stolidity, ˈstolidness n
ˈstolidly adv
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stol•id
(ˈstɒl ɪd)adj.
not easily stirred or moved mentally or emotionally; unemotional; impassive.
[1590–1600; < Latin stolidus inert, dull]
sto•lid•i•ty (stəˈlɪd ɪ ti) stol′id•ness, n.
stol′id•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | stolid - having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; "her impassive remoteness"; "he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall; "a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf; "her face showed nothing but stolid indifference" unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion |
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stolid
adjective apathetic, unemotional, dull, heavy, slow, wooden, stupid, bovine, dozy (Brit. informal), obtuse, lumpish, doltish the stolid faces of the two detectives
interested, bright, lively, sharp, emotional, acute, smart, intelligent, passionate, energetic, animated, excitable
interested, bright, lively, sharp, emotional, acute, smart, intelligent, passionate, energetic, animated, excitable
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stolid
adjectiveWithout emotion or interest:
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Translations
مُتَبَلِّد الحِس
netečný
upåvirkelig
egykedvû
sljór, óhrifnæmur
flegmatiškaiflegmatiškumas
flegmatisks
duygusuz
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stolid
adj person → phlegmatisch, stur (pej); indifference → stumpf; determination, silence → beharrlich, stur (pej)
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stolid
[ˈstɒlɪd] adj → flemmatico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stolid
(ˈstolid) adjective (of a person etc) not easily excited and rather dull.
stoˈlidity nounˈstolidness noun
ˈstolidly adverb
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