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Adjective: stoic  stow-ik
  1. Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
    "stoic courage"; "stoic patience";
    - stoical
Noun: stoic  stow-ik
  1. Someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
    - unemotional person
Noun: Stoic  stow-ik
  1. A member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
    "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"
Adjective: Stoic  stow-ik
  1. Pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

Derived forms: stoics, Stoics

See also: unemotional

Type of: adult, grownup, philosopher

Antonym: emotional person

Encyclopedia: Stoic