🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

estólido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /iʃˈtɔ.li.du/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stolid/ˈstɒl.ɪd/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #9450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele manteve um comportamento estólido durante a crise."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Showing little or no emotion; calm, dependable, and showing little animation or sensitivity.

    "Despite the dramatic news, the security guard maintained a stolid expression."
  2. 2

    Insensible, sluggish, or markedly impassive in temperament.

    "The villagers remained stolid even as the harsh winter storm approached."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin adjective stolidus, meaning dull, sluggish, or foolish, which is related to stultus (foolish). Entering English in the late 17th century, the word shifted in meaning from denoting sheer foolishness to signifying a calm, dependable, and impassive temperament that remains unshakeable in the face of emotional provocation.

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