Meaning of STOLIDITY
WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] an indifference to pleasure or pain
- [n] apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
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| Synonyms: | | emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, phlegm, stoicism, stolidness, unemotionality |
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| See Also: | | apathy, emotionlessness, unemotionality | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Sto*lid"i*ty\, n. [L. stoliditas.]
The state or quality of being stolid; dullness of intellect;
obtuseness; stupidity.
Indocile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle
all arguments, and be proof against demonstration
itself. --Bentley.
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