Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Stolidity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
stolidity .
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- noun The quality of being
stolid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an indifference to pleasure or pain
Etymologies
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Examples
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The landscapes in his issue are quite good, as they convey the stolidness of Victorian London well, and although his characters are decent, for this book, where Nixey established a sort of fluidity to them, it's jarring to see them when Dalrymple draws them, as they seem far more blocky and grounded.
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I like the idea of a lemony risotto with the stolidness lightened by the citrus flavour.
Lemon Risotto Shaun 2006
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More than half were apparatchiks who had spoken the appropriate words, filled the necessary quotas, taking what advantages they could, and who had won advancement through a stolidness whose perfection they could display around the table in the Kremlin.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988
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The 6 days to Talitha were livened by Kira's rapid switches of mood and manner, from gamine to queen, welcome to Helva after Theoda's stolidness and as counterpoint to her painful memories of Jennan.
the ship who sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969
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The 6 days to Talitha were livened by Kira's rapid switches of mood and manner, from gamine to queen, welcome to Helva after Theoda's stolidness and as counterpoint to her painful memories of Jennan.
The Ship Who Sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969
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She had felt, many times before, a slowing up in conversations -- she had seen the bitterness drain from Ella's face, the stolidness from Bennie's.
The Island of Faith 1937
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She mistook his stolidness for depth, and it was a long time before she realized that his silence was not due to the weight of his thoughts but to the fact that he had nothing to say.
Fanny Herself Edna Ferber 1926
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His quiet, impersonal manner never suggested stolidness.
Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Bertrand W. Sinclair 1926
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Behind all her desire was an almost Puritan stolidness.
Two Selves 1923
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At the end of two months he -- even he -- was forced to admit that they listened with stolidness, with apathy.
Youth Challenges Clarence Budington Kelland 1922
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