SuaviloquyToday’s word

stolid

Stolid, a.

Etymology: [L. stolidus.]

Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for stolid; he lists it under brutish.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.