Stoic

[ stoh-ik ]

/ ˈstoʊ ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.

(lowercase) stoical.

noun

a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.

(lowercase) a person who maintains or affects the mental attitude advocated by the Stoics.

Origin of Stoic

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Stōicus < Greek Stōikós, equivalent to stō- (variant stem of stoá stoa) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Stoic

non-Sto·ic, adjective, noun un·sto·ic, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for stoic

From the few photographs of him, we see a stout man with deep Indian features, a thick mustache and stoic face.

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By comparison, being stereotyped as intellectual, stoic, and boring might seem like a nice problem to have.

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Matthew Axelson (Ben Foster) is given the most stoic and defiant death and it carries the most power.

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You will be stoic and brave, the platonic ideal of perseverance no matter what life throws at you.

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To seize the day could be construed as a stoic, moral or hedonistic call, though not usually a sentimental one.

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The Indian is a stoic, and if any emotion ever agitates him it is not betrayed in his countenance.

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His stoic air, his words of passive acceptance, laid a calm upon the first outburst of bitter grief from the two young creatures.

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A Stoic or Epicurean displays principles, which may not only be durable, but which have an effect on conduct and behaviour.

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Then as a further instance that you are still a stoic, come now and exhibit to me the treasures and secrets of Ripon House.

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Again something of his old manner returned; something of the stoic's fatalism flashed in his eye.

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British Dictionary definitions for stoic (1 of 2)

stoic

/ (ˈstəʊɪk) /

noun

a person who maintains stoical qualities

adjective

a variant of stoical

British Dictionary definitions for stoic (2 of 2)

Stoic

/ (ˈstəʊɪk) /

noun

a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium, holding that virtue and happiness can be attained only by submission to destiny and the natural law

adjective

of or relating to the doctrines of the Stoics

Word Origin for Stoic

C16: via Latin from Greek stōikos, from stoa the porch in Athens where Zeno taught

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