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Stoic
[ stoh-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
- ٴ·. Often ٴ·· []. characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics, especially in the face of trouble or loss; not giving in to one’s emotions:
I'm normally pretty stoic about goodbyes.
At first, the artist’s father remained stoic about her success, barely reacting when she won the award.
noun
- a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- ٴ·, a person who maintains or affects the mental attitude advocated by the Stoics:
She's such a stoic—she's suffering, but she never says a word about it.
stoic
1/ ˈəʊɪ /
noun
- a person who maintains stoical qualities
adjective
- a variant of stoical
Stoic
2/ ˈəʊɪ /
noun
- a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium, holding that virtue and happiness can be attained only by submission to destiny and the natural law
adjective
- of or relating to the doctrines of the Stoics
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz-ٴ· adjective noun
- ܲ·ٴ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Stoic1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Stoic1
Example Sentences
Last week, both Meta and OpenAI issued reports on Stoic's disinformation campaign and said they had blocked the company's network from further activity.
The ministry allocated about $2 million to the operation and hired Stoic, a political marketing firm in Tel Aviv, to carry it out, according to the officials and the documents.
The silence and hunger to see paper in the mailbox, anything from my girl, spurred nausea and a rush to the Stoics.
Lydon’s vocals unequivocally confront societal labels and norms imposed on his age group, embodying a fervent rejection of conformity that echoed Stoic philosophy's emphasis on living authentically.
While reading “The Daily Stoic,” he found a philosophy that complemented his own, making him more receptive to self-critique and able to disconnect from the emotion of the moment.
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