stolid \STOL-id\, adjective:
Meaning:
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L stolidus inert, dull, stupid
Synonyms:
apathetic, lethargic, phlegmatic.
Stolid derives from Latin stolidus, "unmoving, stupid."
May 16, 2009
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