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Definition of Stoic
1. Adjective. Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive. "A stoical sufferer"
2. Noun. A member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno. "A Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"
3. Adjective. Pertaining to Stoicism or its followers.
4. Noun. Someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions.
Generic synonyms: Adult, Grownup
Derivative terms: Stoical
Antonyms: Emotional Person
Definition of Stoic
1. n. 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.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines.
Definition of Stoic
1. Adjective. (alternative capitalization of stoic) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative capitalization of stoic) ¹
3. Noun. Proponent of 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. ¹
4. Noun. a person indifferent to pleasure or pain ¹
5. Noun. a student of Stowe School, England. ¹
6. Adjective. of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas; see Stoicism ¹
7. Adjective. not affected by pain or distress ¹
8. Adjective. not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stoic
1. one who is indifferent to pleasure or pain [n -S] : STOICAL [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stoic
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