Stoic Definition & Meaning

stoic
adjective
  1. seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer"
  2. pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
noun
  1. a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"
  2. someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

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