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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