Synonyms for stolidity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : stol-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɒl ɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for stolidity
Définition of stolidity
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)).
- noun apathy
- His manner, however, made no impression on Timmins's stolidity.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- He had learnt his virtue by observing Peggy, an Indian virtue at that—stolidity.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- Her stolidity of manner and her logic, ponderous and irresistible, had their effect.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- A kind of English stolidity about them baffled him—ten of them remained ten.
- Extract from : « The Freelands » by John Galsworthy
- In some fashion its silence and stolidity steadied her for her errand.
- Extract from : « Actions and Reactions » by Rudyard Kipling
- Her stolidity showed no anxiety; she was too sure of the result.
- Extract from : « A Christmas Accident and Other Stories » by Annie Eliot Trumbull
- Stolidity is the pet affectation of the breed; at heart he is as garrulous as an ape.
- Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner
- Later, we had another instance of his stolidity; that was when crossing a salt lake.
- Extract from : « Spinifex and Sand » by David W Carnegie
- With all its rude plainness and stolidity, he loved the German mind.
- Extract from : « Wagner as I Knew Him » by Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger
- These Indians are particularly exasperating by their laziness and stolidity.
- Extract from : « The Letters of William James, Vol. 1 » by William James
Antonyms for stolidity
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