As adjectives the difference between stoic and expressive
is that stoic is (stoic) while expressive is effectively conveying thought or feeling.
As a noun stoic
is (stoic).
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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expressive
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
Antonyms
* inexpressive
* unexpressive
Derived terms
* expressiveness
Related terms
* expressivity
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