stolid
adjective/ˈstɒlɪd/
/ˈstɑːlɪd/
(usually disapproving)- not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing
- Mark sat stolid and silent.
- She looked up at her stolid employer and wished he would unbend just a little.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete French stolide or Latin stolidus (perhaps related to stultus ‘foolish’).Definitions on the go
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