Stoic /ˈstəʊɪk/

The meaning and definition of Stoic, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.

adjective

Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
Not affected by pain or distress.

Synonyms apathetic impassive stoical expressionless

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