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stoic

UK/ˈstəʊ.ɪk/ US/ˈstoʊ.ɪk/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (2)

adjective

1.

seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

  • “stoic courage”
  • “stoic patience”
  • “a stoical sufferer”
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2.

pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

noun

1.

a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno

  • “a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny”
2.

someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

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From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.

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