Antonyms for stolid
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stol-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɒl ɪd |
Definition of stolid
Origin :- 1560s (implied in stolidity), from Middle French stolide (16c.), from Latin stolidus "insensible, dull, brutish," properly "unmovable," related to stultus "foolish," from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)).
- adj apathetic, stupid
- A box of candy against a good cigar, they are a stolid married couple.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- But if stolid, Timmins had his fair share of a certain slow pugnacity.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- How stolid they were and how matter of fact and how sensible.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Hiram said not a word, but he sat looking at the other in stolid silence.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- Eccles faced him unwillingly, with a stolid front but shifty eyes.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- "Emigrants have no rights, Evremonde," was the stolid reply.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- On the first day of this labor parliament, up rose a stolid Pole.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- The contemplation of this stolid ignorance—that yet knew how much?
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- He was rather a stolid fat boy, and he was sitting on the very edge, fishing.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- It was not quick to move or easily excited; but stolid, cautious, unambitious, procrastinating.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
Synonyms for stolid
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