stolidity

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English

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Etymology

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stolid +‎ -ity, from Middle French stolidité, from Late Latin stoliditas.

Noun

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stolidity (usually uncountable, plural stolidities)

  1. The property of being stolid; unemotionality.
    • 1916, James Branch Cabell, The Certain Hour[1]:
      " [] So many people find the world a dreary residence," Mr. Calverley sighed, "that it is really a pity some one of these long-faced stolidities cannot die now instead of me. For I have found life wonderful throughout."

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