stoic

/ˈstō-ik/

Middle English, from Latin stoicus, from Greek stōïkos, literally, of the portico, from Stoa (Poikilē) the Painted Portico, portico at Athens where Zeno taught

noun

  1. a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law

  2. one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling the Stoics or their doctrines

  2. not affected by or showing passion or feeling; especially : firmly restraining response to pain or distress

Stoic logic

impassive stoic phlegmatic apathetic stolid mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. impassive stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression. stoic implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline.