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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stoic \Sto"ic\, Stoical \Sto"ic*al\, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf.
     F. sto["i]que. See {Stoic}, n.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or
        their doctrines.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to
        pleasure or pain; especially, bearing pain, suffering, or
        bad fortune without complaint. -- {Sto"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
        {Sto"ic*al*ness}, n.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stoical
       adj : seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive; "stoic
             courage"; "stoic patience"; "a stoical sufferer" [syn:
             {stoic}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "stoical":
     apathetic, calm, cool, disciplined, dispassionate, emotionless,
     frigid, impassive, imperturbable, indifferent, long-suffering,
     phlegmatic, resigned, self-controlled, self-possessed, stoic,
     stolid, unemotional, unflappable
  
  

















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