stolidity

noun

Definition of stoliditynext
as in impassivity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stolidity
  1. stoicism
  2. indifference
  3. nonchalance
  4. insouciance
  5. unconcern
  6. disregard
  7. phlegm
  8. disinterestedness
Noun
  • Rather than condemning manhood outright, Seidler advocates for therapists to work with, rather than against, stereotypically masculine traits like stoicism, protectiveness, and problem-solving.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Much of his stoicism, Strangio admits, comes from being remarkably good at compartmentalizing.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of stoicism
Noun
  • While many Americans reacted with horror to the brutal shooting, others responded with indifference or callousness, citing their negative experiences with health insurance companies.
    Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The big picture: Parent UnitedHealth Group's plummeting market value this week suggests investors fear a regulatory crackdown in response to the public outcry over coverage denials and corporate indifference.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of indifference
Noun
  • Kilifi is where Kenya's creatives and remote workers have begun to settle, and the town hums with bohemian nonchalance.
    Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
  • For too long, Guardiola has shown that historical records are there to be swatted away with the nonchalance of a man in the conversation for the greatest manager of all time.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of nonchalance
Noun
  • The victory over Leylah Fernandez on Arthur Ashe was beautiful for its innocence and insouciance.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Although riffing on the archetype of the bad girl is pop tradition, the new insouciance has a distinctly mischievous bent.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 June 2024
Definition of insouciance
Noun
  • Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers.
    Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022
Definition of unconcern
Noun
  • The lawsuit, filed on March 19 in U.S. District Court in Southern Florida, accused Stephanopoulos of making the statements with malice and a disregard for the truth.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • To establish recklessness in this context, prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that someone has created an obvious risk of death and then acted in wanton disregard of the risk.
    The Editors, National Review, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of disregard
Noun
  • Cannabis may act as an expectorant, helping to clear phlegm from the lungs and throat.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Diagnosis, treatment and prevention Diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease is made via chest X-ray, urine test and lab analysis of a phlegm sample.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of phlegm
Noun
  • The Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs then assumed the initiative by denying Peru's disinterestedness, charging Peru with seeking to injure Chilean interests by her nitrate measures, and with keeping secret the treaty of alliance between Peru and Bolivia.
    Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
  • The first had to do with the principle of disinterestedness, which called for partisan politics to be kept out of scholarship and the classroom.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
Definition of disinterestedness
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