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sto·lid
 stolid
- pronunciation:
- sta
lihd
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adjective |
| definition: |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive.
The stolid bodyguard remained calm and in control.The new vice principal was a stolid disciplinarian.- synonyms:
- impassible, impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional
- antonyms:
- emotional, excitable, moody, sensitive
- similar words:
- apathetic, bovine, calm, dull, imperturbable, indifferent, insensitive, obtuse, stoic, unfeeling, unflappable
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| related words: |
staid |
| derivations: |
stolidly (adv.), stolidity (n.), stolidness (n.) |
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