Stoic in English dictionary

  • stoic

    Meanings and definitions of "Stoic"

    • 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, that one can be free of suffering.
    • a student of Stowe School, England.
    • of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas; see Stoicism
    • not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress
    • adjective
      Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
    • adjective
      Not affected by pain or distress.
    • adjective
      Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
    • of or relating to the Stoics
    • not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
    • a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
    • proponent of a school of thought
    • not affected by pain or distress
    • adjective
      seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
    • noun
      someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

    Synonyms of "Stoic" in English dictionary

    philosophical doctrine, philosopher, unemotional are the top synonyms of "Stoic" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Stoic" in English dictionary

    emotional person is the antonym of "Stoic" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Stoic

    • stoic ( comparative more stoic, superlative most stoic)
    • stoic ( plural  stoics)
    • stoic (plural stoics)
  • Stoic

    Meanings and definitions of "Stoic"

    • alternative capitalization of stoic
    • adjective
      Alternative letter-case form of [i]stoic[/i]
    • noun
      Alternative letter-case form of [i]stoic[/i]
    • noun
      A student of Stowe School, England.
    • adjective
      pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
    • noun
      a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"

    Grammar and declension of Stoic

    • Stoic ( comparative more Stoic, superlative most Stoic)
    • Stoic ( plural  Stoics)
    • Stoic (comparative more Stoic, superlative most Stoic)
    • Stoic (plural Stoics)

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