stolidness
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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
She had felt, many times before, a slowing up in conversations—she had seen the bitterness drain from Ella's face, the stolidness from Bennie's.
From The Island of Faith by Margaret E. (Margaret Elizabeth) Sangster
"There isn't any answer," said Tom, with his usual exasperating stolidness.
From Tom Slade at Temple Camp by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
"Amen," answered the company, and then there was a buzz of secular talk, general rapture being expressed at the stolidness of Ezekiel's demeanor.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
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