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stoicism | nonchalant |

As a noun stoicism

is a school of philosophy during the roman empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.

As an adjective nonchalant is

casually calm and relaxed.

stoicism

English

(wikipedia stoicism)

Noun

  • A school of philosophy during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.
  • A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
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    nonchalant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Casually calm and relaxed.
    • We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
  • Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
    • He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.

    Synonyms

    * (casually calm) carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing * (indifferent) , unconcerned * See also