Stoic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The stoic captain stood on the bridge, expressionless as the storm raged on.
- Despite undergoing a painful surgery, the patient remained stoic, never once flinching.
- Her stoic demeanor hid the turmoil brewing inside after she received the bad news.
- The fireman's stoic courage in the face of danger saved countless lives that day.
- The elderly monk had developed a stoic patience over the years, able to sit in meditation for hours.
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Meaning 2
Pertaining to Stoicism or its followers.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).