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   stolid

   /ˈstɒlɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation: "a stolid bourgeois gent"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from obsolete French stolide or Latin stolidus (perhaps related to stultus ‘foolish’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. stolidity noun
   • 2. stolidly adverb
   • 3. stolidness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stolidStolid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of STOLID is having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional. How to use stolid in a sentence. Sharpen Up With the History of Stolid Synonym Discussion of Stolid.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTOLID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STOLID definition: 1. (of a person) calm and not showing emotion or excitement : 2. (of a thing) not interesting or…. Learn more.

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   STOLID meaning: 1. (of a person) calm and not showing emotion or excitement : 2. (of a thing) not interesting or…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stolidStolid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited. “"a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf” “her face showed nothing but stolid indifference” synonyms: impassive. unemotional. unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Stolid."

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTOLID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as stolid, you mean that they do not show much emotion or are not very exciting or interesting.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionstolid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   stolid. adjective. /ˈstɒlɪd/. /ˈstɑːlɪd/. (usually disapproving) not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing. Mark sat stolid and silent. She looked up at her stolid employer and wished he would unbend just a little.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › stolid_adjstolid, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective stolid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.