stoic

noun

someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno

adjective

pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain

Roots

stoastoic- · Greek · porch, colonnade

Synonyms for stoic

impassiveadj stolidadj imperturbableadj unflappableadj phlegmaticadj unmovedadj unruffledadj unperturbedadj nonchalantadj aloofadj

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