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- [stoh-i-kuh l]
- /ˈstoʊ ɪ kəl/
- /ˈstəʊ.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stoh-i-kuh l]
- /ˈstoʊ ɪ kəl/
Definitions of stoical word
- adjective stoical impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer. 1
- adjective stoical (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Stoics. 1
- adjective stoical If you say that someone behaves in a stoical way, you approve of them because they do not complain or show they are upset in bad situations. 0
- adjective stoical characterized by impassivity or resignation 0
- adjective stoical showing austere indifference to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; calm and unflinching under suffering, bad fortune, etc. 0
- abbreviation STOICAL Stoic 0
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Origin of stoical
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at Stoic, -al1
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Parts of speech for Stoical
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stoical popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stoical
adj stoical
- at peace — in a state of harmony or friendship
- cool as a cucumber — very calm; self-possessed
- disimpassioned — calm; dispassionate.
- easy going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- easy-going — calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
adjective stoical
- accommodated — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
- adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- equanimous — Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
- fatalistic — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
Antonyms for stoical
adjective stoical
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
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