stoicism C2 Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/ UK /ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/ See IPA manual Freq #88795 Meanings 1 noun The quality of accepting pain or hardship calmly, without complaining. She bore the long illness with remarkable stoicism. 2 noun An ancient school of philosophy that taught people to control their emotions and accept what they cannot change. He turned to Stoicism to help him stay calm during difficult times. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of accepting... stolidity Word family Derived forms neostoicism Etymology AI details From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s. stōicismus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stoicism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstoʊɪsɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/ **Frequency rank:** 88795 ## Meanings 1. The quality of accepting pain or hardship calmly, without complaining. 2. An ancient school of philosophy that taught people to control their emotions and accept what they cannot change. ## Examples - She bore the long illness with remarkable stoicism. - He turned to Stoicism to help him stay calm during difficult times. ## Derived Forms - neostoicism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: stōicismus ## Etymology From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s. ## AI Etymology Stoicism is from Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ism. First attested in the 1620s. In present-day use, it can mean the quality of accepting pain or hardship calmly, without complaining, or an ancient school of philosophy that taught people to control their emotions and accept what they cannot change. Derived formations include neostoicism. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown