Stoical
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Stoics; hence, manifesting or maintaining indifference to pleasure or pain; exhibiting or proceeding from calm fortitude: as,
stoical
indifference.
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adjective.
Enduring
pain
and
hardship
without showing feeling or complaint.
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adjective.
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
Word Usage
"After awhile he moved, lifted his head, and looked about him dully at first and then with a certain stoical acceptance of his plight."
cross-reference
stoical ethics
Equivalent
unemotional
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
apathetic
exemplary
fatalistic
immovable
impassible
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
apathetic
calm
cool
disciplined
dispassionate