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stolidity

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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).
[Latin stolidus, stupid; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
sto·lidi·ty (st-ld-t, st-), stolid·ness (stld-ns) n.
stolid·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stoliditystolidity - apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, unemotionality, indifference
apathy - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
2.stolidity - an indifference to pleasure or pain
stoicism, stolidness
emotionlessness, unemotionality - absence of emotion
Translations
stolidity [stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ] N → impasibilidad f, imperturbabilidad f (pej) → terquedad f
stolidity [stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ] n → flemma
stolidity [stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ] n → flemma


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For nothing was this man more remarkable, than for a certain impersonal stolidity as it were; impersonal, I say; for it so shaded off into the surrounding infinite of things, that it seemed one with the general stolidity discernible in the whole visible world; which while pauselessly active in uncounted modes, still eternally holds its peace, and ignores you, though you dig foundations for cathedrals.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
After a time she left rattling avenues and passed between rows of houses with sternness and stolidity stamped upon their features.
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