stolid

stol·id  (stld)

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.

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[Latin stolidus, stupid; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

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sto·lidi·ty (st-ld-t, st-), stolid·ness (stld-ns) n.

stolid·ly adv.

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stolid

Adjective

showing little or no emotion or interest in anything [Latin stolidus dull]

stolidity n
stolidly adv

Thesaurus

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" impassive 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 << OPPOSITE lively

Translations

stolid [ˈstɔlɪd] adj [person] → imperturbable, impasible

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stolid [ˈstɔlɪd] adj → impassible, flegmatique

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stolid [ˈstɔlɪd] adj → phlegmatisch, stur (inf)

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stolid [ˈstɔlɪd] adj → impassibile