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stoical

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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.

[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.]

stoi·cal·ly adv.
stoi·cal·ness n.

stoical
Adjective
suffering great difficulties without showing one's feelings
stoically adv
stoicism [stow-iss-iz-zum]
Noun
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stoical - seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion

stoical
Translations
stoical [ˈstəuɪkəl] adjestoico
stoical [ˈstəuɪkl] adjstoïque
stoical [ˈstəuikl] adjstoisch
stoical [ˈstəuɪkəl] adjstoico/a


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A memorandum of the wager was at once drawn up and signed by the six parties, during which Phileas Fogg preserved a stoical composure.
said a man with a large white bow at his button-hole, opening the door, and confronting him with a very stoical aspect.
"But, my lieutenant," said a soldier, less stoical than his chief, and who had approached Milady, "this woman is not asleep.
 
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