stoically
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6.8
- adverb
- /ˈstoʊɪkli/
:
estoicamente
- She accepted the news of her surgery stoically, showing no signs of panic.
- stoically accept
In her podcast, she stoically says I quit after a year.
- In her podcast, she stoically says I quit after a year.
- It's because my dad was the most stoically strong person I've ever met.
- And then they lead me away stoically whilst my wife cries softly on the doorstep and wonders just how many more dark secrets this quiet coastal town can hold.
- And I'm sorry, I don't buy this idea that a person can sort of stoically keep their spine strong and stay in some and stay in something and think what happens more often.
Examples
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As Queen Christina prepares to sail to Spain, she stands stoically at the front of the ship.
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Despite his great loss, he stoically recalled, "I lost nothing but what property could be burnt, destroyed, or taken."
Academic text (2010) -
Standing stoically against the cold in nothing but a suit and tie.
Fiction book (1997) -
The birds seem resigned to their lot and stoically wait for whatever will come next.
Fiction book (1992) -
I returned to bed and waited stoically for the house to awaken.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many will stoically endure until they are dead, wounded, or their time in combat is over.
Academic text (2002) -
Neither parent had expected such a fragile character, though they hid their disappointment stoically.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mr. Brant gazed at him stoically as he folded his arms across his chest.
Fiction book (2001) -
Like death, taxes, and the re-election of the president, Westerners stoically endure the annual wildland inferno.
Blog text (14) -
On both sides of the walkway, giant stone statues of revolutionary heroes peered stoically down from their granite pedestals.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
4
6.8
In a way that shows no feeling or reaction
1
5.0
In a calm way that does not show feelings
1
8.0
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
1
8.4
Without showing much feeling or reaction
Without showing any feeling
Calmly and without showing much feeling
Not acting or protesting when something unfair happens
Calmly and with control of your feelings
In a serious, calm way without showing excitement
Antonyms
How Emotional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word stoically comes from the Greek place called the Stoa, which means 'porch', where teachers called stoics told people to stay calm in hard times. So today, to act stoically means to accept pain or trouble without showing emotion.