Get to know Stolid better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like impassive or unemotional.
Stolid in a sentence
Stolid meaning
- Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- Dully or heavily stupid.
Synonyms of Stolid
Using Stolid
- The main meaning on this page is: Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility. | Dully or heavily stupid.
- Useful related words include: impassive, unemotional.
- In the example corpus, stolid often appears in combinations such as: the stolid.
Context around Stolid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stolid
- In this selection, "stolid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, expressions, solid and workmanlike stand out and add context to how "stolid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for this stolid workmanlike film and from such stolid adherence to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stolid" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stolid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It seemed impossible that the six students could look any smarter, but they managed it, brandishing their staves with stolid expressions. (21 words)
The actor did at least get a bus license in preparation for the part, which seems fitting for this stolid, workmanlike film. (22 words)
Young, Michael (1958). p. 15. On the other hand, he claims that there are casualties of progress whose influence is underestimated and that, from such stolid adherence to natural science and intelligence, arises arrogance and complacency. (36 words)
He couldn’t have done it, of course, without Jack Leach, the stolid, solid citizen at the other end, who might just have made the most significant one not out in the entire history of the sport. (37 words)
Young, Michael (1958). p. 13. Young's fictional narrator explains that, on the one hand, the greatest contributor to society is not the "stolid mass" or majority, but the "creative minority" or members of the "restless elite". (37 words)
Young, Michael (1958). p. 15. On the other hand, he claims that there are casualties of progress whose influence is underestimated and that, from such stolid adherence to natural science and intelligence, arises arrogance and complacency. (36 words)
Example sentences (5)
It seemed impossible that the six students could look any smarter, but they managed it, brandishing their staves with stolid expressions.
He couldn’t have done it, of course, without Jack Leach, the stolid, solid citizen at the other end, who might just have made the most significant one not out in the entire history of the sport.
The actor did at least get a bus license in preparation for the part, which seems fitting for this stolid, workmanlike film.
Young, Michael (1958). p. 13. Young's fictional narrator explains that, on the one hand, the greatest contributor to society is not the "stolid mass" or majority, but the "creative minority" or members of the "restless elite".
Young, Michael (1958). p. 15. On the other hand, he claims that there are casualties of progress whose influence is underestimated and that, from such stolid adherence to natural science and intelligence, arises arrogance and complacency.
Common combinations with stolid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: