stolidity
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stolidity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stolidity” in English
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
- 1The property of being stolid; unemotionality.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how stolidity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"[…] 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.