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stoic
What does stoic mean?
stoic (adjective): seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce stoic?
/ˈstoʊɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does stoic come from?
From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “stoic” mean?
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
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ordinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture
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having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
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being or operating under the surface of the earth
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