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stoic
01
not displaying emotions and not complaining, especially in difficult and painful situations
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most stoic
Comparative
more stoic
gradable
Examples
He remained stoic despite the challenging circumstances.
02
relating to the Stoicism philosophy, that taught to suppress emotions and passions through the application of logic and reason
Examples
Epictetus was a famous Stoic philosopher whose writings extensively explored stoic principles of emotional discipline and living in harmony with external events.
Stoic
01
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
Grammatical Information
animacy status
human
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
stoics
02
a person who appears unaffected by emotions, pleasure, or pain
Examples
The stoic endured the bad news without a tear.
