Definition of Stoical. Meaning of Stoical. Synonyms of Stoical

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Definition of Stoical

Stoical
Stoic Sto"ic, Stoical Sto"ic*al, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sto["i]que. See Stoic, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines. 2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain. -- Sto"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sto"ic*al*ness, n.

Meaning of Stoical from wikipedia

- Philosophy's entry on Stoicism notes, "the sense of the English adjective 'stoical' is not utterly misleading with regard to its philosophical origins". The...
- its Discontents. Humphrey Skelton described Freud's worldview as one of "stoical humanism". The Humanist Heritage project summed his contributions to understanding...
- of Old English poetry and of the Icelandic sagas and is a means of much stoical restraint. The word litotes is of Gr**** origin (λιτότης), meaning 'simplicity'...
- jail at Liberty, Missouri, to await trial. Smith bore his imprisonment stoically. Understanding that he was effectively on trial before his own people...
- introduce the idea of capturing territory, not just the opponent's stones. In Stoical Go, invented by abstract game designer Luis Bolaños Mures, standard ko...
- fate, although he admired the condemned man's bravery in facing death stoically. Lincoln was elected president on November 6, 1860, and the following...
- Bogart used these years to begin developing his film persona: a wounded, stoical, cynical, charming, vulnerable, self-mocking loner with a code of honor...
- Keith Uhlich of The A.V. Club said Hoult was a poor fit for the story's "stoically retrograde machismo". Hoult reprised his role as Beast in Bryan Singer's...
- original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010. "Del Piero, Italy's Stoical Substitute". Reuters. 13 June 2000. Archived from the original on 27 October...
- exhaustion, oppressed by heavy, hot weather. Although they are presented as stoical and accepting, the men are defeated; only one stands out: in the center...