stoic

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊɪk/

noun

  • 1a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
  • 2 (Stoic) a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism.

adjective

  • 1another term for stoical. a look of stoic resignation
  • 2 (Stoic) of or belonging to the Stoics or their school of philosophy: the Stoic philosophers Seneca preached Stoic abstinence

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek stōïkos, from stoa (with reference to Zeno's teaching in the Stoa Poikilē or Painted Porch, at Athens)