STOLID

impassive, stolid

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

stolid (comparative stolider, superlative stolidest)

Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; dully or heavily stupid.

Anagrams

• lotids

Source: Wiktionary


Stol"id, a. Etym: [L. stolidus.]

Definition: Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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