stoicism
Syllables: sto·i·cism/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/US/ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/
stoicism noun: a school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.
Noun
stoicism (countable and uncountable, plural stoicisms)
- A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.
- A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
- Jones’ sad eyes betray a pervasive pain his purposefully spare dialogue only hints at, while the perfectly cast Brolin conveys hints of playfulness and warmth while staying true to the craggy stoicism at the character’s core.2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2013
- Although very distant from the lives of her subjects – she never went to school and had only the most fleeting experiences of being on equal terms with anyone – she grew into a much respected figure, admired for her stoicism and diligence2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2022
stoicism meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic
stoicism in Tamil
- உறுதிப்பாட்டுவாதம், இயல்நெறியியம், கடுந்தன்னடக்கவியம், நிலையேற்புக் கொள்கை, இன்பதுன்ப நடுநிலையியம், விருப்பு வெறுப்பற்ற நிலை
stoicism in Bengali
- নির্বিকারত্ব, ধৈর্যশীলতা
stoicism in Malayalam
- forbearance, patience, resignation
- ക്ലേശസഹിഷ്ണുത, സുഖദുഃഖസമത, ആത്മസംയ മനം, ക്ഷമ, നിസ്പൃഹത്വം, അടക്കം
stoicism in Arabic
- school of philosophy
- رِوَاقِيَّة riwāqiyya
More languagesFewer languages
- stoicism in Indonesian
- stoikisme
- stoicism in Persian
- رواقیگری revâqi-gari
- stoicism in Thai
- ลัทธิสโตอิก
- stoicism in Vietnamese
- chủ nghĩa khắc kỉ
Forms of stoicism
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Origin of stoicism
From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s.
Words formed from stoicism
Questions about stoicism
- What does stoicism mean?
- Stoicism means a school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.
- What is stoicism in Tamil?
- Stoicism in Tamil is உறுதிப்பாட்டுவாதம், இயல்நெறியியம், கடுந்தன்னடக்கவியம். See Stoicism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stoicism?
- Stoicism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stoicism?
- Stoicism is pronounced /ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stoicism?
- The plural of stoicism is stoicisms.
Words near stoicism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stoicism (page history and authors); stoicism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stoicism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stoicism (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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