stoicism, stolidity, stolidness
(noun) an indifference to pleasure or pain
Stoicism
(noun) (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stoicism (countable and uncountable, plural stoicisms)
A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.
A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
• misticos
Source: Wiktionary
Sto"i*cism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. stoĂŻcisme.]
1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics.
2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
