English dictionary
Stoic
/'st/oU//I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
ExamplesA Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
Synonyms unemotional personAntonyms emotional personSource: WordNet 3.0
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A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
ExamplesStoic courage.
Stoic patience.
A stoical sufferer.
Synonyms stoicalSource: WordNet 3.0