1. имя существительное 1) (Stoic) [философия] стоик (последователь философии стоицизма) 2) стоик (тот, кто стойко и мужественно переносит жизненные испытания, невзгоды, не поддаётся соблазнам) 2. прилагательное то же, что и stoical 1) (Stoic) [философия] относящийся к философии стоицизма или её последователям 2) стоический, стойкий, мужественный
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin stoicus, from Greek stōïkos, literally, of the portico, from Stoa (Poikilē) the Painted Portico, portico at Athens where Zeno taught 1. capitalized a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 B.C. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law 2. one apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain II. adjective or stoical 1. capitalized of, relating to, or resembling the Stoics or their doctrines Example: Stoic logic 2. not affected by or showing passion or feeling; especially firmly restraining response to pain or distress Example: a stoic indifference to cold Synonyms: see impassive • stoically adverb