stout

¹

[ stout ]

adjective

, stout·er, stout·est.

1. bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat:

   She is getting too stout for her dresses.

   Synonyms: fleshy, portly, stocky, rotund, big

   Antonyms: scrawny, skinny, slim, slender, lean, thin

2. bold, brave, or dauntless:

   a stout heart; stout fellows.

   Synonyms: courageous, indomitable, fearless, intrepid, gallant, valiant

   Antonyms: craven, timorous, fearful, timid, cowardly

3. firm; stubborn; resolute:

   stout resistance.

   Synonyms: stanch, steadfast, indomitable, obstinate

4. forceful; vigorous:

   a stout argument; a stout wind.

   Synonyms: violent, sharp, intense

5. strong of body; hearty; sturdy:

   stout seamen.

   Synonyms: robust, husky, strapping, sinewy, brawny

6. having endurance or staying power, as a horse.

   Synonyms: steady, stalwart

7. strong in substance or body, as a beverage.

   Antonyms: flat, bland, tasteless, weak

8. strong and thick or heavy:

   a stout cudgel.

noun

1. a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
2. porter of extra strength.
3. a stout person.
4. a garment size designed for a stout man.
5. a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.

Stout

²

[ stout ]

noun

1. Rex (Tod·hun·ter) [tod, -huhn-ter], 1886–1975, U.S. detective novelist.
2. Robert, 1844–1930, New Zealand jurist and statesman: prime minister 1884–87.

Stout

¹

/ staʊt /

noun

1. StoutSir Robert18441930MNew ZealandScottishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir Robert. 1844–1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of New Zealand (1884–87)

stout

²

/ staʊt /

adjective

1. solidly built or corpulent
2. prenominal resolute or valiant

   stout fellow

3. strong, substantial, and robust
4. a stout heart
   a stout heart courage; resolution

noun

1. strong porter highly flavoured with malt

Derived Forms

• ˈstoutly, adverb
• ˈstoutish, adjective
• ˈstoutness, noun

Other Words From

• stoutly adverb
• stoutness noun
• over·stout adjective
• over·stoutly adverb
• over·stoutness noun
• un·stout adjective
• un·stoutly adverb
• un·stoutness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stout¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English adjective stute, from Old French estout “bold, proud,” from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch stout “bold,” Middle Low German stolt, Middle High German stolz “proud”

Word History and Origins

Origin of stout¹

C14: from Old French estout bold, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stolz proud, Middle Dutch stolt brave

Synonym Study

Stout, fat, plump imply corpulence of body. Stout describes a heavily built but usually strong and healthy body: a handsome stout lady. Fat, an informal word with unpleasant connotations, suggests an unbecoming fleshy stoutness; it may, however, apply also to a hearty fun-loving type of stout person: a fat old man; fat and jolly. Plump connotes a pleasing roundness and is often used as a complimentary or euphemistic equivalent for stout, fleshy, etc.: a pleasingly plump figure attractively dressed.

Example Sentences

Catch blue crabs from tidal banks, docks, and bridges by simply soaking a chicken neck or wing tied to a stout cord.

From Popular-Science

After boiling them in seasoned water, remove the cooked meat from the shells with a pin or stout toothpick.

From Popular-Science

Despite these visceral examples, broaching the urgency of addressing climate change and how it intersects with Alberta’s oil sector tends to come up against stout resistance.

From Fortune

To hang your food, tie a rock to one end of 100 feet of 550 cord and throw it over a stout tree branch while holding the other end.

From Popular-Science

Here, the scents are further multiplexed into even more complex scents and sent to higher-level areas, allowing us to distinguish between, say, a lager and a stout.

From Singularity Hub 

A limited edition export stout known as the Indra Kunindra came to wash it down.

From The Daily Beast

Princess Ariel and Prince Eric walk down the aisle, and are greeted by a stout clergyman who is allegedly too happy to see them.

From The Daily Beast

From the few photographs of him, we see a stout man with deep Indian features, a thick mustache and stoic face.

From The Daily Beast

In a quote usually associated with Bill Stout, designer of the Ford Tri-Motor: “Simplicate and add more lightness.”

From The Daily Beast

A stout woman with a grating voice, she asked, “So you think life is so good here in Ukraine?”

From The Daily Beast

She was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.

From Project Gutenberg

In some parts of Korea the houses were built of stout timbers, the chinks covered with woven cane and plastered with mud.

From Project Gutenberg

Martini prepared a couple of stout mules, and concealed them amongst the thickets on the opposite side of the fosse.

From Project Gutenberg

The stout brigadier grunted an assent and rolled monumentally down the Avenue.

From Project Gutenberg

He was wedged in behind some stout women, and had the pleasure of hearing another word or two from Mrs. Kattle.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• hulking
• indomitable
• muscular
• staunch
• sturdy
• tenacious
• vigorous