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STOLIDITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indifference to pleasure or pain
Synonyms:
stoicism; stolidity; stolidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stolidity" is a kind of...):
emotionlessness; unemotionality (absence of emotion)
Derivation:
stolid (having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
Synonyms:
emotionlessness; impassiveness; impassivity; indifference; phlegm; stolidity; unemotionality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("stolidity" is a kind of...):
apathy (an absence of emotion or enthusiasm)
Derivation:
stolid (having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited)
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