stolidity

noun

"stolidity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stolidity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The property of being stolid; unemotionality.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stolidity · stolidity · English

stolidity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for stolidity
PropertyValue
Headwordstolidity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stolidity” in English

stoliditysits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stolidity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The property of being stolid; unemotionality.".

Zero misspellings are on record for stolidity in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stolid + -ity, from Middle French stolidité, from Late Latin stoliditas. The correct English form is stolidity, spelled S-T-O-L-I-D-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The property of being stolid; unemotionality.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how stolidity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "[…] So many people find the world a dreary residence," Mr. Calverley sighed, "that it is really a pity some one of these long-faced stolidities cannot die now instead of me. For I have found life wonderful throughout."

Etymology

From stolid + -ity, from Middle French stolidité, from Late Latin stoliditas.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stolidity"?
"stolidity" is spelled S-T-O-L-I-D-I-T-Y.
What does "stolidity" mean?
As a noun, "stolidity" means: The property of being stolid; unemotionality.
What is the origin of the word "stolidity"?
From stolid + -ity, from Middle French stolidité, from Late Latin stoliditas. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list