Stoic vs Stubborn - What's the difference?
stoic | stubborn |
(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.
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
As adjectives the difference between stoic and stubborn
is that stoic is of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas while stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.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.stoic
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Alternative forms
* Stoic * Stoick (obsolete) * stoick (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(Stoicism) (en adjective)Synonyms
* (not affected by pain or distress ) apathetic, impassive, stoical * (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress ) expressionless, impassiveAnagrams
* ----stubborn
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Adjective
(er)- He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
- Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
