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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