stoic

stoic is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed.
2. noun. Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain.
3. noun. Alt. of Stoical
4. noun. a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno

   "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny"

5. noun. someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
6. adjective. seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

   "stoic courage"

   "stoic patience"

   Synonyms: stoical

7. adjective. pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

Synonyms

stoical

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in stoic:

ostic, sciot

Common word forms

stoics, stoical

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