Stoicalness

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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.
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     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.
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