stoical — stoic, stoical 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 … Modern English usage
stoic — stoic, stoical 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 … Modern English usage
stoical — stoic / stoical [adj] philosophic, calm aloof, apathetic, cool, cool as cucumber*, detached, dispassionate, dry, enduring, impassive, imperturbable, indifferent, indomitable, longsuffering, matter of fact, patient, phlegmatic, resigned, rolling… … New thesaurus
stoic — / stoical [adj] philosophic, calm aloof, apathetic, cool, cool as cucumber*, detached, dispassionate, dry, enduring, impassive, imperturbable, indifferent, indomitable, longsuffering, matter of fact, patient, phlegmatic, resigned, rolling with… … New thesaurus
stoic — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno c.308 BC, which sought virtue as the greatest good and taught control of one s feelings and passions. 2 (stoic) a stoical person. adj. 1 of or like the… … Useful english dictionary
Stoic — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno c.308 BC, which sought virtue as the greatest good and taught control of one s feelings and passions. 2 (stoic) a stoical person. adj. 1 of or like the… … Useful english dictionary
stoic — ► NOUN 1) a stoical person. 2) (Stoic) a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism. ► ADJECTIVE 1) stoical. 2) (Stoic) relating to the Stoics or Stoicism. ORIGIN G … English terms dictionary
Stoical — Stoic Sto ic, Stoical Sto ic*al, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sto[ i]que. See {Stoic}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. [1913 Webster] 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stoical — mid 15c., in reference to philosophers, from STOIC (Cf. stoic) + AL (Cf. al) (2). Related: Stoically. From 1570s as indifferent to pleasure or pain … Etymology dictionary
Stoic — [stō′ik] n. [ME Stoycis (pl.) < L stoicus < Gr stōikos < stoa, porch, colonnade (see STOA): because Zeno taught under a colonnade at Athens] 1. a member of a Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno about 308 B.C., holding that all… … English World dictionary
