stoic
STOH-ikadjMeaning enduring pain or hardship without complaining
Memory hook STO-IC: STONE-faced, no complaints. In freezing rain and howling wind, Sven hauls in his nets hour after hour without one complaint. He is stoic.
The fisherman stoically hauled his nets through the freezing rain for hours, without one complaint.
In context Though the march was long and the food was poor, the stoic travelers never grumbled; they simply put one foot in front of the other.
Similar uncomplaining, long-suffering, patient, impassive
Opposite complaining, whiny, emotional
From the Stoics, Greek thinkers who taught that a wise person bears hardship calmly; they met in a painted porch called the Stoa.