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adjective
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin stolidus inert, dull, stupid
1590–1600; < Latin stolidus inert, dull, stupid
Related forms
stol·id·ly, adverb
Synonyms
apathetic, lethargic, phlegmatic.
apathetic, lethargic, phlegmatic.
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Word Origin & History
stolid
1563 (implied in stolidity), from M.Fr. stolide (16c.), from L. stolidus "insensible, dull, brutish," prop. "unmovable," related to stultus "foolish," from PIE base *stel- "to cause to stand, to place," from base *sta- (see stet).
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