stoic
Syllables: sto·ic/ˈstəʊ.ɪk//ˈstoʊ.ɪk/
stoic noun: proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. 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 (1)
stoic (plural stoics)
- Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. 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.
- The anima mundi, to whose disposal of his own personal destiny the Stoic consents, is there to be respected and submitted to, but the Christian God is there to be loved; and the difference of emotional atmosphere is like that between an arctic climate and the tropics, though the outcome in the way...1902, William James, “Lecture 2”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC
- A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
- Even a Rolls-Royce owner, I began to feel, would be a stoic to travel across Europe by car when the "Rheingold" is on offer.1959 August, G. Freeman Allen, “The German Federal Railway today: 1.—Impressions of a week-end visit”, in Trains Illustrated, page 379
Adjective (1)
stoic (comparative more stoic, superlative most stoic)
- Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
- Not affected by pain or distress.
- Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
- It makes a tremendous emotional and practical difference to one whether one accept the universe in the drab discolored way of stoic resignation to necessity, or with the passionate happiness of Christian saints.1902, William James, “Lecture 2”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC
- I suspect that cancer doesn't give a rat's ass whether you have a positive mental attitude. It just sits in there multiplying away, whether you are admirably stoic or weeping and wailing.2002 February 18, Molly Ivins, “Who Needs Breasts, Anyway?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2002
- Synonyms:
- expressionless, impassive
Adjective (2) capitalized: Stoic
Stoic (comparative more Stoic, superlative most Stoic)
- Alternative letter-case form of stoic.
Noun (2) capitalized: Stoic
Stoic (plural Stoics)
- Alternative letter-case form of stoic.
Noun (3) capitalized: Stoic
Stoic (plural Stoics)
- A student of Stowe School, England.
stoic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
stoic in Hindi
- स्टोइक, स्तोइक
stoic in Tamil
- ஸ்டொயிக், ஸ்டோயிக், ஸ்டாயிக்
stoic in Marathi
- स्टोइक, स्टॉयिक
stoic in Bengali
- স্টোইক, স্টোয়িক, স্তোইক
More languagesFewer languages
- stoic in Telugu
- స్టాయిక్, స్థోయిక్, స్టోయిక్
- stoic in Malayalam
- സ്റ്റൊയിക്, സ്റ്റോയിക്
- stoic in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟೊಯಿಕ್, ಸ್ಟಾಯಿಕ್, ಸ್ಟೋಯಿಕ್
- stoic in Punjabi
- ਸਟੋਇਕ, ਸਟੌਇਕ
- stoic in Gujarati
- સ્ટોઇક, સ્ટોયિક
- stoic in Odia
- ଷ୍ଟୋଇକ୍, ଷ୍ଟୋଇକ, ସ୍ତୋଇକ୍
- stoic in Nepali
- स्टोइक, स्तोइक
- stoic in Tagalog
- manhid
- stoic in Arabic
- رِوَاقِيّ riwāqiyy, جَلِد jalid, رَزِين razīn
- stoic in Persian
- رواقی revâqi
- stoic in Vietnamese
- khắc kỉ
Examples of stoic in a sentence
- What was remarkable about his music wasn’t the folk-rock acoustic strum or the stoic, lonesome vocals.
- Before him, a stoic mother, hands raisined from the scrubbing of clothing and children.
- To Team Edward, the canon pairing with the stoic, troubled, immortal 17-year-old is unquestionable.
Synonyms of stoic
Forms of stoic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stoics |
| alternative form | Stoic |
| plural | Stoics |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Stoick |
| alternative form (obsolete) | stoick |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Stoïc |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Stoïck |
| alternative form (obsolete) | stoïc |
| alternative form (obsolete) | stoïck |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more stoic |
| superlative | most stoic |
| comparative | more Stoic |
| superlative | most Stoic |
Origin of stoic
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.
Words formed from stoic
Words that rhyme with stoic
Questions about stoic
- What does stoic mean?
- Stoic means proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. 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.
- What is stoic in Hindi?
- Stoic in Hindi is स्टोइक, स्तोइक. See Stoic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stoic?
- Stoic can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stoic?
- Stoic is pronounced /ˈstəʊ.ɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stoic?
- The plural of stoic is stoics.
Words near stoic in the dictionary
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