Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoicness

/ˈstoʊɪknəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sto-ic-ness
IPA: /ˈstoʊɪknəs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being stoic; impassiveness, endurance, or indifference to pleasure or pain.

Uncountable

noun

The nature or characteristics of the school of philosophy centered on reason and endurance; used in analytical discourse.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1780, July 10, London...habitual stoicness enable me to bear, without ever extorting from me the least lamentation."
"His taciturnity and stoicness, too, were Indian-like characteristics."
"The point of stoicness is addressed more in the section on emotion."
"The Stoicness of Seneca's tragedies is not, according to R., a simple thing."
"...these three philosophers constitute a benchmark to use in measuring the 'Stoicness' of other thinkers."

Etymology

From Latin stōicismus. By surface analysis, stoic + -ness. First attested in the 1700s.

Origin

Source language: Latin
First known use: First attested in the 1700s

Word Breakdown

Root: stōicismus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstoʊɪknəs/
British English: /ˈstəʊɪknəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

stoicalness (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce stoicness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstoʊɪknəs/.
What does stoicness mean?: The quality or state of being stoic; impassiveness, endurance, or indifference to pleasure or pain.
Where does stoicness come from?: It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in the 1700s.

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