stolidity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
  2. noun an indifference to pleasure or pain

Etymology

From stolid + -ity, from Middle French stolidité, from Late Latin stoliditas.

In classic literature

Synonyms

emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, unemotionality

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