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.

Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain.

Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain; especially, bearing pain, suffering, or bad fortune without complaint.

One of the seven attitudes. Its positive pole is tranquility; its negative pole is resignation. Stoics view the world with serenity, feeling that outer events aren't of primary importance.

Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines.

pertaining to Stoicism or its followers

a person without a tear, who smiles and lets the world have its way