English → Latin
“stoical” in Latin
lentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, pliantdūrushard; rough; harsh; hardy; vigorousstōicusstoic; stoical
The English word stoical itself goes back to Latin stōicus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stoical
PROP., Stoicus.
Figuratively, lentus: durus. To regard anything with stoical indifference, non moveri, non duci, non tangi aliqua re: durum esse ad aliquid: animus obduruit ad aliquid: lente ferre aliquid. Vid: also, APATHY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stoical?
- The usual Latin words for “stoical” are lentus, dūrus, stōicus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.