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View usage for: (stɒlɪd) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe someone as stolid, you mean that they do not show much emotion or are not very exciting or interesting. He glanced furtively at the stolid faces of the two detectives. ...stolid countryfolk. Synonyms: apathetic, unemotional, dull, heavy More Synonyms of stolid stolid in British English (ˈstɒlɪd) adjectiveshowing little or no emotion or interest Derived forms stolidity (stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ) or stolidness (ˈstolidness) noun stolidly (ˈstolidly) adverb Word origin C17: from Latin stolidus dull; compare Latin stultus stupid; see still1stolid in American English (ˈstɑlɪd) adjective having or showing little or no emotion or sensitivity; unexcitable; impassive SIMILAR WORDS: imˈpassive Derived forms stolidity (stoˈlidity) (stəˈlɪdəti) noun or ˈstolidness stolidly (ˈstolidly) adverb Word origin L stolidus, firm, slow, stupid: for IE base see still 1Examples of 'stolid' in a sentencestolid Definition showing little or no emotion or interest in anything the stolid faces of the two detectives Synonyms dull wooden dozy (British, informal) doltish Opposites interested , bright , lively , sharp , emotional , acute , smart , intelligent , passionate , energetic , animated , excitable Additional synonymsDefinition dull, sluggish, or ugly I'm depressed by the bovine enthusiasm of the crowd's response. Synonyms dull, heavy, slow, thick, stupid, dense, sluggish, lifeless, inactive, inert, lethargic, dozy (British, informal), listless, unresponsive, stolid, torpid, slothful (formal) Definition slow to learn or understand Synonyms stupid, slow, thick, naive, dim, dense, dumb (informal), daft, sluggish, deficient, crass, gullible, dozy (British, informal), witless, stolid, dopey (informal), obtuse, brainless, cretinous, unintelligent, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal), dumb-ass (slang), doltish, dead from the neck up, thickheaded, dim-witted (informal), slow-witted, Boeotian, thick as mince (Scottish, informal), woodenheaded (informal) Definition clumsy and slow I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep. Synonyms sluggish, slow, dull, wooden, stupid, inactive, inert, apathetic, drowsy, listless, indolent, torpid, hevE - stoke
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Additional synonymsDefinition stupid, clumsy, or heavy crashing into people with their lumpish rugby players' bodies Synonyms clumsy, heavy, awkward, bungling, lumbering, lethargic, ungainly, stolid, gawky, obtuse, elephantine, oafish, doltish, puddingy, unco (Australian, slang) Definition mentally slow or emotionally insensitive I think you're being deliberately obtuse. Synonyms stupid, simple, slow, thick, dull, dim (informal), dense, dumb (informal), sluggish, simple-minded, dozy (British, informal), witless, stolid, dopey (informal), brainless, uncomprehending, unintelligent, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal), dumb-ass (informal), doltish, boneheaded (slang), thickheaded, imperceptive, muttonheaded (slang), thick as mince (Scottish, informal), woodenheaded (informal) Definition lacking in common sense or intelligence I'm not stupid, you know. Synonyms unintelligent, thick, dumb (informal), dull, dim (informal), dense, sluggish, deficient, gullible, simple-minded, dozy (British, informal), witless, stolid, dopey (informal), obtuse, brainless, half-witted, slow on the uptake (informal), dumb-ass (slang), doltish, thickheaded, Boeotian, thick as mince (Scottish, informal), woodenheaded (informal) Definition (of a person) not displaying any emotion Officials who dealt with Mr Suarez described him as cool, detached, and unemotional. Synonyms impassive, cold, reserved, cool, indifferent, apathetic, unresponsive, phlegmatic, unfeeling, passionless, undemonstrative, unexcitable, unimpressionable |