stolidly

Thân thiện

He answered the question stolidly, without any change in his expression.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In an unemotional, impassive, or dull manner: Showing little or no emotion, animation, or sensitivity; appearing indifferent or apathetic.
   • With a lack of excitement or enthusiasm: In a way that is not easily moved or stirred; characterized by a solid, unyielding, or phlegmatic demeanor.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • He listened stolidly to the bad news, his face betraying no reaction.
  • The guard stood stolidly at his post, ignoring the chaos around him.
  • She stolidly continued her work, unaffected by the criticism.

Advanced Usage

• To endure something stolidly: To bear hardship, pain, or boredom without showing feeling or complaint.
  • The soldiers marched stolidly through the rain and mud.
• To react stolidly: To respond to a stimulus with marked emotional reserve or apparent dullness.
  • The committee members stolidly rejected the proposal, offering no debate.

Variants and Related Words

• Stolid (adjective): Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited.
  • His stolid expression made him hard to read.
• Stolidity (noun): The quality or state of being stolid.
  • Her stolidity in the face of crisis was remarkable.

Synonyms

• Impassively: Without emotion or feeling.
• Phlegmatically: With an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
• Stoically: Enduring pain or hardship without showing feelings or complaining.
• Unemotionally: In a manner not influenced by strong feelings.

Antonyms

• Emotionally: In a manner characterized by intense feeling.
• Excitedly: In an agitated or enthusiastic manner.
• Passionately: With strong and barely controlled emotion.

Related Phrases

• With stolid indifference: Showing a complete lack of interest or concern in an unemotional way.
  • He accepted his fate with stolid indifference.
• A stolidly persistent effort: A determined and continuous effort carried out without visible enthusiasm or discouragement.
  • Through stolidly persistent effort, she finally mastered the technique.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a stolid manner
   • he said `no' stolidly