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Meaning of "stolidity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STOLIDITY

stolidity  [stɒˈlɪdɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOLIDITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stolidity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STOLIDITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stolidity in the English dictionary

The definition of stolidity in the dictionary is the quality of showing little or no emotion or interest; solidity and conventionality.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOLIDITY


acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
aridity
əˈrɪdɪtɪ
calidity
kəˈlɪdɪtɪ
callidity
kæˈlɪdɪtɪ
comorbidity
ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
cupidity
kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
fluidity
fluːˈɪdɪtɪ
gelidity
dʒeˈlɪdɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
insolidity
ˌɪnsəˈlɪdɪtɪ
intrepidity
ˌɪntrɪˈpɪdɪtɪ
invalidity
ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
pallidity
pæˈlɪdɪtɪ
rapidity
rəˈpɪdɪtɪ
rigidity
rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
squalidity
skwɒˈlɪdɪtɪ
stupidity
stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
turbidity
tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOLIDITY

stokesia
Stokowski
stokvel
STOL
stole
stoled
stolen
stolen generation
stolenwise
stolid
stolidly
stolidness
stollen
stolon
stolonate
stoloniferous
STOLport
Stolypin
stoma
stomach

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOLIDITY

absolute humidity
avidity
face validity
flaccidity
frigidity
gravidity
hyperacidity
insipidity
lividity
lucidity
modulus of rigidity
nudity
placidity
putridity
rancidity
relative humidity
solidity
superfluidity
timidity
torridity
validity

Synonyms and antonyms of stolidity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stolidity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOLIDITY

Find out the translation of stolidity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stolidity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stolidity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

麻木不仁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stolidity
570 millions of speakers

English

stolidity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुस्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلاهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флегматичности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stolidity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবিচলিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flegme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesungguhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stolidity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鈍感
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stolidity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stolidity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự không cảm động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stolidity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थिरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağırkanlılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stolidity
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stolidity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флегматичності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stolidity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αταραξία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onaandoenlijkheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stolidity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stolidity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stolidity

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOLIDITY»

The term «stolidity» is normally little used and occupies the 136.172 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOLIDITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stolidity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stolidity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stolidity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOLIDITY»

Discover the use of stolidity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stolidity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Evolution of the Japanese: Social and Psychic
STOLIDITY-. STOICISM. Illustrations of fickleness — Prof. Chamberlain's explanation—Fickleness a modern trait— Continuity of purpose in spite of changes of method — The _ youth of those on whom responsibility rests— Fluctuation of ...
Sidney L. Gulick, 2005
2
Moby Dick (Illustrated)
For nothing was this man more remarkable, than for a certain impersonal stolidity as it were; impersonal, I say; for it so shaded off into the surrounding infinite of things, that it seemed one with the general stolidity discernible inthe wholevisible  ...
Herman Melville
3
Writings (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 37)
Thus, to moderation (immoderation is contrary, but to immoderation sometimes moderation2) is contrary and sometimes stolidity. Stolidity is that state in which the affections are neither moved nor aroused. Thus, immoderation is a defect of ...
John of Damascus, 2010
4
MOBY DICK, or "The Whale" [Special Edition] - The Complete ...
Fornothing was this manmore remarkable, than foracertain impersonal stolidity as it were; impersonal,Isay; forit so shadedoffinto the surrounding infinite of things , thatitseemed one with the general stolidity discernibleinthe whole visible world;  ...
Melville, Herman, 2014
5
20 Classic Novels (Illustrated) Part-4:
For nothing was this man more remarkable, than for a certain impersonal stolidity as it were; impersonal, I say; for it so shaded off into the surrounding infinite of things, that it seemed one with the general stolidity discernible in the whole visible ...
Publishthis, 2013
6
Favorite Novels Anthologies V.5- Moby Dick The Whale ...
For nothing was this man moreremarkable, than foracertain impersonal stolidity asit were; impersonal,Isay; for it so shadedoff intothe surrounding infinite of things , thatit seemed one with the general stolidity discernibleinthe whole visibleworld;  ...
Herman Melville, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy
7
Moby Dick
sonal, I say ; for it so shaded off into the surrounding infinite of things, that it seemed one with the general stolidity discernible in the whole visible world ; which while pause- lessly active in uncounted modes, still eternally holds its peace, and ...
Herman Melville, 1892
8
Our Recent Actors: Being Recollections Critical, And, in ...
planned that they did not much suffer from occasional hardness of execution. He excelled in characters of pragmatical conceit, of unconscious eccentricity, sometimes combined with pathos, and of self-satisfied stolidity. This stolidity somewhat ...
Westland Marston, 2012
9
GRE Contextual Vocabulary
Naturally, if you were to approach the professor with a question about financial planning, his stolidity would be much appreciated. One does not hope for drama and passion in the advice one receives about money. However, if you were a ...
Editors of REA, 2012
10
Moby Dick, The Whale: Easyread Edition
man more remarkable, than for a certain impersonal stolidity as it were; impersonal, I say; for it so shaded off into the surrounding infinite of things, that it seemed one with the general stolidity discernible in the whole visible world; which while ...
Herman Melville, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOLIDITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stolidity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul sold to Sunderland for £4m
Kaboul will head to a Sunderland team that needs defensive stolidity after two consecutive seasons where they flirted with relegation. With Kaboul's departure ... «Cartilage Free Captain, Jul 15»
2
2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'The Insanity of Mary Girard'
He showed one enraged moment of passion but other than that, Bell played his character with a consistent stolidity. Each of the furies played other roles as well ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
3
Post-Apocalyptic Action (and Post-Modern Feminism) to the Max
... playing with grunting stolidity the same lone reluctant hero who wanders the post-apocalyptic wasteland, this time reluctantly helping several women (the "Five ... «Catholic World Report, May 15»
4
Daniel Barenboim's Festtage Performance Makes Case for …
The stolidity for which some criticize Mr. Barenboim sometimes crept into these performances. But there was nothing heavy about his vital take on Schubert's ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
5
Dunga has rebuilt Brazil slow and steady after the World Cup …
Yet, perhaps his stolidity was just what Brazil needed, a calming voice, a clear thinker to cut through the hysteria. There have been changes. The goalkeeper ... «The National, Mar 15»
6
Garcia, Ossard, Neville, Fremaux, Konchalovsky, Make Kusturica's …
Beforehand, director Andrei Konchalovsky took an audience through some of the challenges of filmmaking, such as the stolidity of the camera, which, per a ... «Variety, Jan 15»
7
Maher: There's a lot we don't know about the story of the year, and …
... politically from having voters think about war and security, issues where the prime minister's stolidity contrasts positively with Justin Trudeau's lighter approach ... «Canada.com, Dec 14»
8
'Electra' Stars Kristin Scott Thomas at the Old Vic Theater
(The long — and false — description of Orestes' death in a chariot race, delivered by the Servant normally called Pylades, and played with stolidity by Peter ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
9
Kavakos / Wang @ Barbican Hall, London
... textures in the piano part being free of the stolidity that can often serve to do disservice to Brahms' writing. Kavakos found an elegance and majesty in Brahms' ... «musicOMH.com, Oct 14»
10
Modernising the mandarins
... introduced in the 1990s, means the hierarchy is slightly less rigid than in the 19th century, when Bismarck complained about the stolidity of German officials. «The Economist, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Stolidity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stolidity>. Apr 2024 ».
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