stolid.

Showing little outward emotion or imagination.

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Words that belong together

• stolid expression
• stolid character

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His stolid expression survived every accusation.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more stolid; superlative most stolid when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.