stoic
noun
sto·ic
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Definition of stoic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
capitalized
: a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law
2
: one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain
stoic
adjective
sto·ic
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variants:
or stoical \ ˈstō-i-kəl
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Definition of stoic (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: not affected by or showing passion or feeling
especially
: firmly restraining response to pain or distress
a stoic indifference to cold