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As an adjective, stoic is normally used attributively (i.e. before a noun, as in stoic virtues and stoic indifference), and preserves a more direct reference to the philosophy of the ancient Stoics from whom the word is derived. In predicative position (i.e. after a verb) stoical is more usual, and in all its uses conveys the more generalized allusive sense of personal restraint and self-control. A stoic indifference is the kind of indifference that the Stoics taught and practised, whereas a stoical indifference is indifference that is, on its own terms, concentrated and resolute. When the reference is to people rather than qualities, stoical has to be used: one can have stoic or stoical resolution but one can only be stoical oneself.

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IN BRIEF: Unconcerned about pleasure or pain.

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. — Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

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For a list of words related to stoical, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Calm, Gentle, or Easygoing

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stoker, stoisk filosofi
adj. - stoisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoïcijns, stoïcijn

Français (French)
n. - stoïque
adj. - stoïque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stoiker
adj. - stoisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Στωικός (φιλόσοφος), στωικός άνθρωπος
adj. - στωικός

Italiano (Italian)
stoico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estóico

Русский (Russian)
стоик, приверженец стоицизма, человек, мужественно переносящий невзгоды, относящийся к стоикам, стойкий, мужественный (о человеке)

Español (Spanish)
n. - estoico
adj. - estoico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stoiker
adj. - stoisk, orubbligt lugn, självbehärskad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
禁欲主义者, 斯多葛学派哲学家, 禁欲的, 斯多葛学派的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 禁慾主義者, 斯多葛學派哲學家
adj. - 禁慾的, 斯多葛學派的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스토아 철학자, 극기주의자, 금욕주의자
adj. - 스토아 철학파의, 극기의, 냉정한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ストア学派の, 禁欲主義の, 克己心の強い
n. - ストア学派の哲学者, 禁欲主義者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فيلسوف رواقي, من يتحمل الألم و الجوع الخ بدون شكوى (صفه) ما يخص هذه المعتقدات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סטואיקן‬
adj. - ‮סטואי, כובש יצריו, מושל ברוחו, אדיש לרגשות‬

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