stoic
/ˈstoʊ·ɪk/ adj (also stoical /ˈstoʊ·ɪ·kəl/)Definition
› not showing or not feeling any emotion, esp. in a situation in which the expression of emotion is expected: He is somewhat stoic as he speaks of his past.
(Definition of stoic adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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