a stolid person, a stolid face, a stolid refusal. The Prime Minister is immensely popular among the stolid and dour northerners (New York Times).
SYNONYM(S): impassive.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stol´id|ly — stol|id «STOL ihd», adjective. hard to arouse; not easily excited; showing no emotion; seeming dull: »a stolid person, a stolid face, a stolid refusal. The Prime Minister is immensely popular among the stolid and dour northerners (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
stol|id — «STOL ihd», adjective. hard to arouse; not easily excited; showing no emotion; seeming dull: »a stolid person, a stolid face, a stolid refusal. The Prime Minister is immensely popular among the stolid and dour northerners (New York Times).… … Useful english dictionary
stal´wart|ness — stal|wart «STL wuhrt, STOL », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. strongly and stoutly built; sturdy; robust: »She was proud of her stalwart, good looking son (Booth Tarkington). SYNONYM(S): stout, muscular, powerful. 2. strong and brave; valiant: »a… … Useful english dictionary
stolid — stol•id [[t]ˈstɒl ɪd[/t]] adj. not easily stirred or moved mentally or emotionally; unemotional; impassive • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L stolidus inert, dull sto•lid•i•ty stəˈlɪd ɪ ti stol′id•ness, n. stol′id•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Stolidness — Stol id*ness, n. Same as {Stolidity}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
Diminutive — In language structure, a diminutive,[1] or diminutive form (abbreviated dim), is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment.[2][3] It… … Wikipedia
stā- : stǝ- — stā : stǝ English meaning: to stand Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stehen, stellen” Note: reduplicated si stü , extended stüi : stī̆ , stüu : stū̆ and st eu Material: A. O.Ind. tiṣṭhati, Av. hištaiti, ap. 3. sg. Impf. a ištata… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
di — di·al·able; di·al; di·al·de·hyde; di·a·lec·tal; di·a·lec·tal·ism; di·a·lec·tic; di·a·lec·ti·cal; di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly; di·a·lec·ti·cian; di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal; di·a·lec·tol·o·gist; di·a·lec·tol·o·gy; di·a·lis·ter; di·alkylamine; di·al·lage;… … English syllables
