Stoicism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an indifference to pleasure or pain

(philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈoʊɪsˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈəʊɪsˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈəʊɪsˌɪzəm/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈoʊɪsˌɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stolidity stolidness

Word Forms

stoical	adjective	seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
stolid	adjective	having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited; ; - Nordhoff & Hall; -Virginia Woolf

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stoizismus

eine Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber Vergnügen oder Schmerz

🇫🇷French

stoïcisme

une indifférence au plaisir ou à la douleur

🇪🇸Spanish

estoicismo

una indiferencia hacia el placer o el dolor

🇮🇹Italian

stoicismo

indifferenza al piacere o al dolore

🇳🇱Dutch

stoïcisme

een onverschilligheid voor plezier of pijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

estoicismo

uma indiferença ao prazer ou à dor

🇷🇺Russian

стоицизм

безразличие к удовольствию или боли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैराग्य

सुख या दुःख के प्रति उदासीनता

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்டோயிசிசம்

இன்பம் அல்லது துன்பம் பற்றிய அலட்சியம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టైసిజం

ఆనందం లేదా బాధ పట్ల ఉదాసీనత

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટૉઇકિઝમ

આનંદ અથવા પીડા પ્રત્યે ઉદાસીનતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟೈಸಿಸಮ್

ಸಂತೋಷ ಅಥವಾ ನೋವಿನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಸಡ್ಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റോയിസിസം

സുഖമോ വേദനയോടോ ഉള്ള നിസ്സംഗത

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斯多葛主义

对快乐或痛苦漠不关心

🇯🇵Japanese

禁欲主義

喜びや痛みに対する無関心

🇰🇷Korean

극기

즐거움이나 고통에 대한 무관심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa khắc kỷ

sự thờ ơ với niềm vui hay nỗi đau

🇹🇭Thai

ลัทธิสโตอิกนิยม

การไม่แยแสต่อความสุขหรือความเจ็บปวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sikap tabah

ketidakpedulian terhadap kesenangan atau rasa sakit

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging matatag

isang pagwawalang-bahala sa kasiyahan o sakit

🇲🇾Malay

sikap stois

sikap acuh tak acuh terhadap kesenangan atau kesakitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرواقية

اللامبالاة للمتعة أو الألم

🇮🇷Persian

رواقی گری

بی تفاوتی نسبت به لذت یا درد

🇹🇷Turkish

metanet

zevke veya acıya karşı kayıtsızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

סטוֹאִיוּת

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