stoicism

Plural: stoicisms

Noun

• The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings.
• an indifference to pleasure or pain
• (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
• 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.

Examples

• Her stoicism after a missed bingo opportunity was truly remarkable in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

stolidity, stolidness