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
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She endured his criticism with her usual stoicism.
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Think photos showing a visible transformation, or grindset posts that extol rigid routines and emotional stoicism.
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Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
No self-pity in those four words, no performance of stoicism either—just the clean arithmetic of a life lived at full speed.
—Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Marcus Aurelius, the surviving Roman emperor, is mostly famous in our time because of his Stoicism.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
The young monarch is thought to have spent an hour alone before taking up her duties with the unfailing stoicism that would come to define her historic reign.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
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Stuart A. Spencer, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
No self-pity in those four words, no performance of stoicism either—just the clean arithmetic of a life lived at full speed.
—Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Marcus Aurelius, the surviving Roman emperor, is mostly famous in our time because of his Stoicism.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
The young monarch is thought to have spent an hour alone before taking up her duties with the unfailing stoicism that would come to define her historic reign.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stoicism
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“Stoicism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoicism. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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