Restrained vs Stoic - What's the difference?
restrained | stoic |
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
(restrain)
(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.
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.
As adjectives the difference between restrained and stoic
is that restrained is held back, limited, kept in check or under control while stoic is of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.As a verb restrained
is past tense of restrain.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.restrained
English
Adjective
(head)- He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
Verb
(head)- He was restrained by the straight jacket.
