adj · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈstəʊ.ɪk/
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General-American:/ˈstoʊ.ɪk/
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South-Asia:/ˈstoːɪk/
rhymes with -əʊɪk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not affected by pain or distress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apathetic, impassive, stoical
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expressionless, impassive
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of stoic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Alternative letter-case form of stoic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A student of Stowe School, England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective
Meaning 9
pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
stoic courage
stoic patience
a stoical sufferer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stoical
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: philosopher
12
noun
Meaning 12
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unemotional person
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adult, grownup
History
Etymology
From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
stoïes
— of or relating to the Stoics
Arabic:
رِوَاقِيّ
(riwāqiyy)
— of or relating to the Stoics
Belarusian:
стаічны
(staičny)
— of or relating to the Stoics
Catalan:
estoic
— of or relating to the Stoics
Dutch:
stoïsch
— of or relating to the Stoics
Esperanto:
stoika
— of or relating to the Stoics
Finnish:
stoalainen
— of or relating to the Stoics
German:
stoisch
— of or relating to the Stoics
Greek:
στωικός
(stoïkós)
— of or relating to the Stoics
Hungarian:
sztoikus
— of or relating to the Stoics
Italian:
stoico
— of or relating to the Stoics
Korean:
스토아적
(seutoajeok)
— of or relating to the Stoics
Latin:
stōicus
— of or relating to the Stoics
Persian:
رواقی
(revâqi)
— of or relating to the Stoics
Polish:
stoicki
— of or relating to the Stoics
Russian:
стои́ческий
(stoíčeskij)
— of or relating to the Stoics
Spanish:
estoico
— of or relating to the Stoics
Swedish:
stoisk
— of or relating to the Stoics
Afrikaans:
stoïes
— not affected by pain or distress
Arabic:
جَلِد
(jalid)
— not affected by pain or distress
Arabic:
رَزِين
(razīn)
— not affected by pain or distress
Belarusian:
стаічны
(staičny)
— not affected by pain or distress
Catalan:
estoic
— not affected by pain or distress
Czech:
stoický
— not affected by pain or distress
Dutch:
stoïcijns
— not affected by pain or distress
Esperanto:
stoika
— not affected by pain or distress
French:
stoïque
— not affected by pain or distress
German:
stoisch
— not affected by pain or distress
Greek:
στωικός
(stoïkós)
— not affected by pain or distress
Italian:
stoico
— not affected by pain or distress
Korean:
냉철한
(naengcheolhan)
— not affected by pain or distress
Korean:
금욕적인
(geumyokjeogin)
— not affected by pain or distress
Latin:
stōicus
— not affected by pain or distress
Norwegian Bokmål:
stoisk
— not affected by pain or distress
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stoisk
— not affected by pain or distress
Polish:
stoicki
— not affected by pain or distress
Russian:
стои́ческий
(stoíčeskij)
— not affected by pain or distress
Spanish:
estoico
— not affected by pain or distress
Swedish:
stoisk
— not affected by pain or distress
Tagalog:
manhid
— not affected by pain or distress
Vietnamese:
khắc kỉ
— not affected by pain or distress
Afrikaans:
stoïes
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Arabic:
جَلِد
(jalid)
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Arabic:
رَزِين
(razīn)
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Dutch:
stoïcijns
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Esperanto:
stoika
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
German:
stoisch
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Greek:
στωικός
(stoïkós)
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Hungarian:
sztoikus
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Hungarian:
szenvedélymentes
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Italian:
stoico
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Norwegian Bokmål:
stoisk
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stoisk
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Polish:
stoicki
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Russian:
стои́ческий
(stoíčeskij)
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Swedish:
stoisk
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Tagalog:
manhid
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Vietnamese:
khắc kỉ
— not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain
Afrikaans:
stoïsyn
— proponent of a school of thought
Arabic:
رِوَاقِيّ
(riwāqiyy)
— proponent of a school of thought
Belarusian:
стоік
(stóik)
— proponent of a school of thought
Catalan:
estoic
— proponent of a school of thought
French:
stoïcien
— proponent of a school of thought
German:
Stoiker
— proponent of a school of thought
Greek:
στωικός
(stoïkós)
— proponent of a school of thought
Ancient Greek:
Στωϊκός
(Stōïkós)
— proponent of a school of thought
Hungarian:
sztoikus
— proponent of a school of thought
Italian:
stoico
— proponent of a school of thought
Italian:
stoica
— proponent of a school of thought
Korean:
스토아
(seutoa)
— proponent of a school of thought
Latin:
stōicus
— proponent of a school of thought
Persian:
رواقی
(revâqi)
— proponent of a school of thought
Polish:
stoik
— proponent of a school of thought
Portuguese:
estoico
— proponent of a school of thought
Russian:
сто́ик
(stóik)
— proponent of a school of thought
Spanish:
estoico
— proponent of a school of thought
Swedish:
stoiker
— proponent of a school of thought
Ukrainian:
сто́їк
(stójik)
— proponent of a school of thought
Afrikaans:
stoïsyn
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Belarusian:
стоік
(stóik)
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Catalan:
estoic
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Catalan:
estoica
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Finnish:
stoalainen
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
French:
stoïque
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
German:
Stoiker
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Greek:
στωικός
(stoïkós)
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Hungarian:
sztoikus
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Korean:
냉철
(naengcheol)
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Māori:
whakarongo uka
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Polish:
stoik
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Russian:
сто́ик
(stóik)
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Spanish:
estoico
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Spanish:
estoica
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Swedish:
stoiker
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Tagalog:
manhid
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Turkish:
stoacı
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Ukrainian:
сто́їк
(stójik)
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain
Vietnamese:
khắc kỉ
— a person indifferent to pleasure or pain