The difference between Impassive and Stoic
When used as adjectives, impassive means having, or revealing, no emotion, whereas stoic means of or relating to the stoics or their ideas.
Stoic is also noun with the meaning: proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of marcus aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
check bellow for the other definitions of Impassive and Stoic
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Impassive as an adjective:
Having, or revealing, no emotion.
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Impassive as an adjective:
Still or motionless.
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Stoic as a noun (philosophy):
Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
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Stoic as a noun:
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
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Stoic as an adjective:
Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
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Stoic as an adjective:
Not affected by pain or distress.
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Stoic as an adjective:
Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.