Meaning & use
stoic
Enduring pain, hardship, or difficulty without complaint and without showing strong emotion.
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She remained stoic throughout the surgery, never once mentioning the pain.
He gave a stoic nod and returned to work despite the disappointing news.
A note on using this word
Capitalized as 'Stoic,' the word also names a follower of Stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy that valued self-control and acceptance of fate.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A follower of Stoicism, a school of philosophy that teaches self-control and acceptance of what cannot be changed.
The ancient Stoics believed that virtue alone was necessary for happiness.
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