stoic (redirected from Stoics)

sto·ic  (stk)

n.

1. One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain.

2. Stoic A member of an originally Greek school of philosophy, founded by Zeno about 308 b.c., believing that God determined everything for the best and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Its later Roman form advocated the calm acceptance of all occurrences as the unavoidable result of divine will or of the natural order.

adj. also sto·i·cal (--kl)

1. Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive: "stoic resignation in the face of hunger" (John F. Kennedy).

2. Stoic Of or relating to the Stoics or their philosophy.

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[Middle English Stoic, a Stoic, from Latin Sticus, from Greek Stikos, from sto (poikil), (Painted) Porch, where Zeno taught; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stoi·cal·ly adv.

stoi·cal·ness n.

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stoic [stow-ik]

Noun

a person who suffers great difficulties without showing his or her emotions

Adjective

same as stoical

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Stoic

Noun

a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy which believed that virtue and happiness could be achieved only by calmly accepting Fate

Adjective

of or relating to the Stoics [Greek stoa porch]

Stoicism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Stoic - a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny" philosopher - a specialist in philosophy
	2.	stoic - someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions unemotional person adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
Adj.	1.	stoic - seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer" stoical unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
	2.	Stoic - pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

Translations

stoic [ˈstəuɪk] n → stoïque m/f

stoic [ˈstəuɪk] n → Stoiker(in) m(f)

adj → stoisch

stoic [ˈstəuɪk] n → stoico/a