stol·id  (stŏl'ĭd)  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·lid'i·ty (stŏ-lĭd'ĭ-tē, stə-), stol'id·ness (stŏl'ĭd-nĭs) n., stol'id·ly adv. |