The Only Use of
stoic
in
The Book Thief
- Kurt, still stoic and full of stare, took it up and tightened his grip gently on the hand of his sister.†
p. 375.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(stoic) seeming unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, a stoic can refer to a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno (known for striving to be unaffected by pleasure, pain, or emotions).