stoic

n.

1. One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain.
2. Stoic A member of an originally Greek school of philosophy, founded by Zeno about 308 B.C., believing that God determined everything for the best and that virtue is sufficient for happiness. Its later Roman form advocated the calm acceptance of all occurrences as the unavoidable result of divine will or of the natural order.

adj. also sto·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

1. Seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive: "stoic resignation in the face of hunger" (John F. Kennedy).
2. Stoic Of or relating to the Stoics or their philosophy.

[Middle English Stoic, a Stoic, from Latin Stōicus, from Greek Stōikos, from stoā (poikilē), (Painted) Porch, where Zeno taught.]

stoically sto'i·cal·ly adv.
stoicalness sto'i·cal·ness n.

(STOH-ik)

noun
One who is or appears to be indifferent to pleasure or pain; unaffected by emotions.

adjective
Unaffected by pleasure or pain.

Etymology
After the name of the school of philosophy founded by Greek philosopher Zeno (c. 340-265 BCE) that one should be free of passion and be unaffected by grief or joy. From Middle English, from Latin stoicus, from Greek stoikos from stoa, the porch where Zeno taught.

Usage
"Those who stand to lose revenue from electronic-book piracy are being remarkably stoic in the face of the first high-profile incident." — Christine McGeever, E-book Piracy Doesn't Frighten Publishers, Computerworld, Apr 10, 2000.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
  Synonym: unemotional person

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The adjective stoic has one meaning:

Meaning #1: seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  Synonym: stoical

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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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