ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stoical

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.əl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Stoical is an adjective meaning Enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.

Meaning

Enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.

Example Sentences

"More and more, the shrewdest thinkers and artists are precocious archeologists of ... ruins-in-the-making, indignant or stoical diagnosticians of defeat, enigmatic choreographers of the complex spiritual movements useful for individual survival in an era or permanent apocalypse."

Synonyms for stoical

Depending on context, synonyms include unemotional, stoic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unemotional, stoic, unmoved, discompassionate, temperless, battle-hardened.

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