stoic.

1. Able to bear pain or difficulty without showing much distress or complaint.

2. A follower of the ancient philosophy emphasizing virtue, self-control, and life guided by reason.

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Words that belong together

• stoic endurance
• stoic response

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Her stoic response concealed how much the news had cost her.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more stoic; superlative most stoic when comparison is meaningful.. Noun singular stoic; plural stoics. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.