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Stolid derives from stolidus, a word that means "dull" or "stupid" in Latin. It is also distantly related to the word stultify, meaning "to cause to appear or be stupid, foolish, or absurdly illogical." The earliest examples of usage for stolid, dating back to the early 17th century, indicate that it too was originally associated with a lack of smarts; it was used to describe people who were considered dull or stupid because they didn't wear their emotions on their sleeves. By the 1800s, however, stolid was frequently appearing without the connotation of foolishness, and it continues to be free of such overtones today.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
Though even his private self might not be able to articulate it, this crushing cycle—strutting boy into stuck, stolid man—is what Gar’s running from.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2024
In truth, not even the most stolid skeptic maintains that Trump is a perfectly normal politician, and not even the most histrionic #Resistance foot soldier believes that Trump is literally Orange Hitler.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
Buck is more reassuringly stolid than live-wire Bucky, but both are models of courage.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Stolid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stolid. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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