Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.

    stoisch

    стои́ческийstoíčeskij

  2. Not affected by pain or distress.

    stoisch

    стои́ческийstoíčeskij

  3. Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.

    stoisch

    стои́ческийstoíčeskij

More definitions
  • seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  • pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom is stoic.

    Том — стоїк.

    deTom ist stoisch.

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  2. Tom remained stoic.

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  3. Tom seems stoic.

    deTom scheint stoisch zu sein.

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  4. The longer I remain alive the more stoic I become.

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  5. How can we differentiate between surpressing feelings and "being stoic"?

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Translations

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By meaning 1
of or relating to the Stoics:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to the Stoics:

Origin

From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïk

From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.

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Forms

more stoic, most stoic
Comparativemore stoic Lesson
Superlativemost stoic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive:stoical

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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