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Stoical vs Nonchalant - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between stoical and nonchalant

is that stoical is enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint while nonchalant is casually calm and relaxed.

stoical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Enduring pain and hardship without showing feeling or complaint.

    • Derived terms

    * stoically

    Related terms

    * stoic / Stoic * stoicism

    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