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stoic (s) (noun), stoics (pl)
1. Someone who is unemotional and seemingly indifferent to pleasure, affliction, or joy: Carol wanted to be a stoic and endure the pain she was having following the operation on her leg.
2. Etymology: from Latin stoicus, from Greek stoikos, "pertaining to a member of or the teachings of the school founded by Zeno, characterized by austere ethical doctrines."

Literally, "pertaining to a portico," from stoa "porch".

Someone who is unaffected by pleasure or pain.
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A person who is entirely self-controlled.
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Someone who is indifferent to pain.
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