stoical
Americanadjective
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a variant of stoic.
- Synonyms:
- indifferent, cool, imperturbable
- Antonyms:
- effusive, demonstrative, warm, sympathetic
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Stoical. Usually Stoic of or relating to the Stoics or their philosophy.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stoical
A Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at Stoic ( def. ), -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Stoical and selfless, Horacia resembles one of the suffering mothers of classic Hollywood melodrama.
From New York Times • May 18, 2017
Stoical wartime Britain accepted it, as 2016’s Twitter Britain would not.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2016
Stoical about scandalmongering books about his family and gossip-column misinformation about himself, he was as determined as his mother to protect his personal privacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are two great divisions of character corresponding very nearly to the Stoical and Epicurean temperaments I have described—that in which the will predominates, and that in which the desires are supreme.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
He has no patience with mere antiquarian study of the Stoical writers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
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