STOIC


Meaning of STOIC in English

I. sto ‧ ic /ˈstəʊɪk $ ˈstoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Stoic 'follower of the ancient Greek thinker Zeno, who said that happiness results from accepting what happens in life' (14-21 centuries) , from Latin , from Greek stoikos , from Stoa (Poikile) 'Painted Portico' , where Zeno taught in Athens ]

someone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when bad things happen to them

II. sto ‧ ic ‧ al /ˈstəʊɪk ə l $ ˈstoʊ-/ BrE AmE ( also stoic ) adjective

not showing emotion or not complaining when bad things happen to you

—stoically /-kli/ adverb :

She bore the pain stoically.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.