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Definitions for stolid
ˈstɒl ɪdstol·id

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. impassive, stolidadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. stolidadjective

    Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.

  2. Etymology: From stolidus.

Wikipedia

  1. stolid

    The stolid flycatcher (Myiarchus stolidus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

ChatGPT

  1. stolid

    Stolid refers to a person who is calm, dependable, and shows little emotion or animation, often not easily stirred or moved mentally, unemotional or impassive.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stolidadjective

    hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish

  2. Etymology: [L. stolidus.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Stolid

    stol′id, adj. dull: heavy: stupid: foolish.—n. Stolid′ity, Stol′idness, state of being stolid: dullness of intellect.—adv. Stol′idly. [L. stolidus.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stolid in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stolid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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