What is "stoic" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does stoic mean in English? Meaning of stoic definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "stoic" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "stoic": a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno

Noun

  • Meaning: a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
  • Example: a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny
  • Synonyms: stoic
  • Hypernyms: philosopher
  • Meaning of "stoic": seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

    Adjective

  • Meaning: seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  • Example: stoic courage stoic patience a stoical sufferer
  • Synonyms: stoic stoical
  • Similar: unemotional
  • Meaning of "stoic": someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

    Noun

  • Meaning: someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
  • Synonyms: stoic unemotional person
  • Hypernyms: adult grownup
  • Antonyms: emotional person
  • Meaning of "stoic": pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

    Adjective

  • Meaning: pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
  • Synonyms: stoic
  • Adjective: (philosophy) Proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 BCE up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
  • Synonyms:

    matter-of-fact, impassive, aloof, indomitable, long-suffering, sober, detached, unflappable, unemotional, apathetic, dry, patient, calm, cool, dispassionate, enduring, imperturbable, indifferent, phlegmatic, resigned, stolid, unconcerned, unmoved, self-controlled, stoical,

    Antonyms:

    emotional, responsive, interested, agitated, excited, feeling, concerned, caring,

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    stoic in English: stoic
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