Stoic is a synonym of impassive.
As adjectives the difference between impassive and stoic
is that
impassive is having, or revealing, no emotion while
stoic is of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
As a noun stoic is
proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 (BCE) up to about the time of
Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
impassive
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
Still or motionless.
Synonyms
* apathetic, phlegmatic
stoic
English
Alternative forms
* Stoic
* Stoick (obsolete)
* stoick (obsolete)
Noun
(
en noun)
(philosophy) Proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of , who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Adjective
(
Stoicism)
(
en adjective)
Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
Not affected by pain or distress.
Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
Synonyms
* (not affected by pain or distress ) apathetic, impassive, stoical
* (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress ) expressionless, impassive
Related terms
* stoical
* stoically
* stoicism
Anagrams
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