Word of the Day for Friday March 24, 2006 stolid \STOL-id\, adjective: Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited. Normally stolid, she occasionally joined in the frequent applause and smiled along with the laughter at the high-spirited session. -- Seth Mydans, "Indonesia Leader Imposes a Decree to Fight Removal," [1]New York Times, July 23, 2001 The inherent irrationality of markets was first demonstrated in the 17th century, when the normally stolid Dutch population was seized by a tulip craze that caused the people to pay insane prices for a single bulb. -- Robert Reno, "Analysis: A market that rides on bubbles," [2]Newsday, August 7, 2002 Republicans hailed Kemp as a quick-tongued charmer who would ... appear in attractive contrast to the stolid Al Gore. -- James Fallows, "An Acquired Taste," [3]The Atlantic, July 1, 2000 Ulster Protestants are a slow, stolid, quiet, decent, law-abiding people, unstylish and unfashionable. -- John Derbyshire, "Paisley Goes to Washington," [4]National Review, March 15, 2001 _________________________________________________________ Stolid derives from Latin stolidus, "unmoving, stupid." References 1. http://www.nytimes.com/ 2. http://www.newsday.com/ 3. http://www.theatlantic.com/ 4. http://www.nationalreview.com/ Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=stolid