stolidness
Example Sentences
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It's Hepburn as Linda, Julia's aimless sister, the black sheep of the family, who perfectly comprehends Johnny's aversion to business, security and stolidness, his aversion to America itself.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2013
She got so she received all things with the stolidness of the earth which soaks up urine and perfume with the same indifference.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
The announcement that the wound was not fatal did not seem to move his stolidness in the least.
From Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
The lad looked at Mr. Heatherbloom as he shouted; that gentleman returned his gaze with unflinching stolidness.
From A Man and His Money by Frederic Stewart Isham
The two most damnable drawbacks on the field of battle are unpreparedness and slowness in officers, and stolidness and lack of initiative in men.
From The Irish at the Front by Michael MacDonagh
