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    stoic - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stoic

    Definition
    (noun) a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
    Example Sentence
    • a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny
    Definition
    (noun) someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
    Synonyms : unemotional person
    Definition
    (adj) seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
    Synonyms : stoical
    Example Sentence
    • stoic courage
    • stoic patience
    • a stoical sufferer
    Definition
    (adj) pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stoic

Think: "Stone-like"--> To be like a stone means you don't experience pleasure or pain. You are unaffected.

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STOIC sounds similar to TOY (if that 'c' is removed)...a toy is impassive and unmoved by joy or grief

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STOIC = STO (ie stony) + IC (ie icy) meaning thereby stony n icy...unaffected n emotionless

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sTOIc,,,,,,, TOI stands for Times of Inda, the newspaper,,, and their articles are indifferent to emotion and bias

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stoic:s+toy: at the age of playing with toys, child shows no emotions.

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a child was very happy as his new toy would be coming. but seeing that the toy is made up of stone he turned stoic

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story becomes stoic after being dry i.e. unemotional.

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