stoicism

noun

sto·​i·​cism ˈstō-ə-ˌsi-zəm 

1

Stoicism : the philosophy of the Stoics

2

: indifference to pleasure or pain : impassiveness

especially : acceptance of misfortune without complaint or discernible emotion

Examples of stoicism in a Sentence

She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.

Recent Examples on the Web

Scandal, scorn, seminal moments and storybook endings haven’t altered Altuve’s abiding stoicism. —Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Melliti keeps the shy teenager’s reactions neutral, Fatima’s stoicism a strategy to prevent exposing her inexperience. —Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Hüller was overwhelmed by the praise at the Palais, her trademark stoicism breaking as the crowd saluted her moments of emotional abandon — including a tearjerker of a long-distance phone call and an explosion of rage at her narcissistic patriarch. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026

Those reservations have been blown up by the bombastic presence of Alcaraz combined with Sinner’s stoicism, a synergy seen in full force at Roland Garros last year. —José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stoicism

• ism
• prism
• schism
• abolitionism
• aldosteronism
• americanism
• anticommunism
• antisemitism
• antiterrorism
• bioterrorism
• colloquialism
• colonialism