stoical
pronunciation
How to pronounce stoical in British English:
UK ['stəʊɪkl]
How to pronounce stoical in American English:
US ['stoʊɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
Word Origin
- stoical (adj.)
- early 15c. in reference to philosophers, from stoic + -al (2). Related: Stoically. From 1570s as "indifferent to pleasure or pain."
Example
- 1. Stoic courage ; stoic patience ; a stoical sufferer .
- 2. Europe 's voters have so far been surprisingly stoical , but they will surely rebel if no light is in sight .
- 3. Employees are proving stoical in the face of pay cuts and compulsory unpaid leave .
- 4. Her great-grandfather had clearly been a dedicated and stoical traveller .
- 5. And there is little doubt what underpins that inner confidence , that stoical devotion to duty .