The little priest was not an interesting man to look at, having stubby brown hair and a round and stolid face which did not give away anything.
The word STOLID in the above sentence means:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Emotionless
Stolid means calm and showing little or no emotion, not easily excited. The sentence says the priest had a round and stolid face which did not give away anything: his face showed none of his feelings. Its synonym is emotionless.
Example: The guard stood at the gate with a stolid expression.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Frowning | wrinkling the forehead in anger or worry (a frown shows a feeling, while the stolid face shows none) | The frowning teacher asked who had broken the window. |
| (2) Darkish | rather dark in colour (stolid describes expression, not colour) | He wore a darkish blue coat. |
| (3) Emotionless (answer) | not showing any feeling (a face that gives nothing away is emotionless) | The judge read out the verdict in an emotionless voice. |
| (4) Hateful | full of hatred, or very unpleasant (again a strong feeling, the opposite of a face that gives nothing away) | He regretted the hateful words he had spoken. |
| Synonyms of stolid: emotionless, impassive, unemotional, expressionless Antonyms of stolid: emotional, excitable, animated, lively Also asked in CUET (UG): stolid – 20-05-2025 Slot 1 |