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Cold and not feeling or showing any emotion
“Rex just cracked his knuckles, leaned his elbows on his knees, and looked at Treat with a stoic expression.”
Having the ability to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering
“Are you stoic in the face of pain? If so, is this a result of how others have expected you to respond?”
Having or showing a calm attitude towards disappointments or difficulties
“Epictetus' ambivalent attitude to divination illustrates a stoic attitude towards adverse circumstances that might be characterized as resignation.”
Pertaining to any of various people named Zeno, or to their philosophies
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain
“Even a Rolls-Royce owner, I began to feel, would be a stoic to travel across Europe by car when the Rheingold is on offer.”
Expressionless countenance maintained to conceal emotions or intentions
An unemotionally cold or distant person
One who adheres to the teachings of Zeno, characterized by stoicism and a Zenonist mindset
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