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stoical

adj · 2 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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  • General-American: /ˈstoʊ.ɪk.əl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊ.ɪk.əl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • stoic courage
  • stoic patience
  • a stoical sufferer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stoic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English stoicalle, from Latin stōicus + -al. By surface analysis, stoic + -al.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стоически (stoičeski) — enduring pain
  • Catalan: estoic — enduring pain
  • French: stoïque — enduring pain
  • Greek: στωικός (stoïkós) — enduring pain
  • Māori: whakarongo uka — enduring pain
  • Polish: stoicki — enduring pain
  • Portuguese: estoico — enduring pain
  • Spanish: estoico — enduring pain
  • Vietnamese: khắc kỉ — enduring pain