noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈstəʊɪknəs/
US:/ˈstoʊɪknəs/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The quality or state of being stoic; impassiveness, endurance, or indifference to pleasure or pain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The nature or characteristics of the school of philosophy centered on reason and endurance; used in analytical discourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ness. First attested in the 1700s.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
stoičnost
— the quality or state of being stoic
Dutch:
stoischheid
— the quality or state of being stoic
French:
stoïcité
— the quality or state of being stoic
French:
insensibilité
— the quality or state of being stoic
German:
Stoischheit
— the quality or state of being stoic
Polish:
stoiskość
— the quality or state of being stoic
Portuguese:
estoicidade
— the quality or state of being stoic
Russian:
стоичность
(stoičnostʹ)
— the quality or state of being stoic
Spanish:
estoicidad
— the quality or state of being stoic