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stoical

/ˈstəʊɪkl/adjective

उच्चारण स्टोइकल

धैर्यवान, सहनशील

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adjective
  1. 1

    able to suffer pain or trouble without complaining or showing what you are feeling

    धैर्यवान, सहनशील

    • She remained stoical through her illness.
    • The stoical farmer accepted the loss of his crop without a word.
    • Despite the pain, he was stoical and never groaned.
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    • She stayed stoical when told the train was cancelled.
    • A stoical smile hid how much it hurt him to lose.

    Synonyms patient long-suffering uncomplaining resigned forbearing

    Opposite impatient complaining emotional excitable

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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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?Which word?

Keep the patient words together: stoical, long-suffering (patient for a long time), forbearing (patient and forgiving), resigned (accepting something unpleasant), phlegmatic (calm and not easily excited).

धैर्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: stoical, long-suffering (लंबे समय तक धैर्यवान), forbearing (धैर्यवान और क्षमाशील), resigned (अप्रिय चीज़ स्वीकारने वाला), phlegmatic (शांत और जल्दी उत्तेजित न होने वाला)।

§Grammar and usage

The noun stoicism means patient endurance.

Noun stoicism का अर्थ धैर्यपूर्ण सहनशीलता है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Stoics, Greek philosophers who taught calm acceptance of pain and pleasure.

Stoics, सुख-दुख को शांति से स्वीकारना सिखाने वाले यूनानी दार्शनिकों, से।