Stoicism - English meaning

noun

The action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered.

Usage examples:

Charges involving the acceptance of bribes

noun

Lack of strong emotion or personal feelings.

Usage examples:

Try to look upon the war with dispassion and detachment

noun

The ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.

Usage examples:

She was close to the limit of her endurance

adjective

Denoting or relating to a race or other sporting event that takes place over a long distance or otherwise demands great physical stamina.

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The annual 24-hour endurance race

noun

The ability to continue doing something for a long time

Usage examples:

He began visiting the gym to build up his strength and endurance.

noun

The belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.

Usage examples:

Fatalism can breed indifference to the human costs of war

noun

The belief that people cannot change the way events will happen and that esp. bad events cannot be avoided

noun

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

Usage examples:

His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation

noun

The quality of being patient and being able to forgive someone or control yourself in a difficult situation

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[ + (that) ] he thanked his employees for the forbearance (that) they had shown during the company'…

noun

Courage in pain or adversity.

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She endured her illness with great fortitude

noun

Bravery when dealing with pain or difficulty, esp. over a long period

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Throughout his illness, he showed great fortitude.

noun

The quality of not expressing emotion or of not reacting to a situation

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He is a bookish man of extreme impassivity., their mother's expression changed from impassivity to …

noun

The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

Usage examples:

You can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the rubbish

noun

The quality or condition of being philosophical.

noun

The thick viscous substance secreted by the mucous membranes of the respiratory passages, especially when produced in excessive quantities during a cold.

Usage examples:

As a result, they can't cough out phlegm and sometimes develop respiratory infections that can quic…

noun

A thick, liquid substance produced in the throat and nose esp. when you have a cold

noun

An act of resigning from a job or office.

Usage examples:

He announced his resignation