STOLIDITY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

stolidity

noun

Definition of stolidity

as in impassivity

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Noun

Scandal, scorn, seminal moments and storybook endings haven’t altered Altuve’s abiding stoicism.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Melliti keeps the shy teenager’s reactions neutral, Fatima’s stoicism a strategy to prevent exposing her inexperience.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Definition of stoicism

Noun

Hamilton students were, in their basic indifference, not unlike the typical Gators of my own undergraduate years, trying to cruise through the graduation requirements by whatever means necessary.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Definition of indifference

Noun

But in the era of dating apps − essentially another form of social media − the nonchalance with which so many approach dating has gotten out of hand.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Max Cady should be an unsettling interruption, a man who undermines our ideas of right and wrong through his nonchalance about his own wickedness; here, the most unsettling thing about him are those teal contact lenses.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of nonchalance

Noun

Hair wound into an easy plait and finished with a designer tie communicates a cheeky insouciance.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 14 June 2026
This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026

Definition of insouciance

Noun

The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.

— Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025

Definition of unconcern

Noun

European colonists commonly believed that the balance of humors – yellow and black biles, blood and phlegm – circulating through one’s body was important for health.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Veeze’s signature rapping voice, which sounds like his vocal cords are coated in phlegm and cough syrup, is increasingly versatile, despite the sometimes half-asleep delivery.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026

Definition of phlegm

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