stoical

[stoh-i-kuhl]

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adjective

impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.
(initial capital letter) of or relating to the Stoics.

Origin of stoical

Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at Stoic, -al¹

Related formssto·i·cal·ly, adverbsto·i·cal·ness, nounhy·per·sto·i·cal, adjectivenon·sto·i·cal, adjectivenon·sto·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·sto·i·cal·ness, nounsu·per·sto·i·cal, adjectivesu·per·sto·i·cal·ly, adverbun·sto·i·cal, adjectiveun·sto·i·cal·ly, adverb

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1. imperturbable, cool, indifferent.

Antonyms

1. sympathetic, warm, demonstrative, effusive.

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Examples from the Web for stoical

Historical Examples

One might call Cecily a stoical amorist, an erotic philosopher.
Changing Winds
St. John G. Ervine
The Timaeus also contains an anticipation of the stoical life according to nature.
Timaeus
Plato
The sea spat at it—and stoical, it streamed with water as though he had been weeping.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"
Joseph Conrad
With this stoical temper come moods of questioning reflection.
Oswald Langdon
Carson Jay Lee
The simple, austere, stoical, heroic man she admired as one above her.
A History of French Literature
Edward Dowden

British Dictionary definitions for stoical

stoical

adjective

characterized by impassivity or resignation

Derived Formsstoically, adverbstoicalness, noun

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Word Origin and History for stoical

mid-15c., in reference to philosophers, from stoic + -al (2). Related: Stoically. From 1570s as "indifferent to pleasure or pain."

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Examples from the Web for stoical

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One might call Cecily a stoical amorist, an erotic philosopher.

The Timaeus also contains an anticipation of the stoical life according to nature.

The sea spat at it—and stoical, it streamed with water as though he had been weeping.

With this stoical temper come moods of questioning reflection.

The simple, austere, stoical, heroic man she admired as one above her.

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