stolid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   calm and showing little emotion, excitement, or sensitivity

   The stolid guard listened to the accusations without changing expression.

2. 2
   adj

   dull, heavy, or lacking animation or imagination

   The renovation softened the building's formerly stolid appearance.

From Middle French stolide, from Latin stolidus ("foolish, obtuse, slow"). The earlier implication of mental dullness broadened into the modern description of someone who appears unresponsive or shows little emotion.

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