stoical
stoical · more stoical · most stoical
Enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaintEnduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.
UK/ˈstəʊ.ɪk.əl/US/ˈstoʊ.ɪk.əl/
Meaning
1 sensesEnduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.
More definitions
- seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English stoicalle, from Latin stōicus + -al. By surface analysis, stoic + -al.From Middle English stoicalle, from Latin stōicus + -al. By surface analysis, stoic + -al.
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Forms
more stoical, most stoical| Comparative | more stoical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most stoical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive:stoic
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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