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stout
[ stout ]
/ staÊt /
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adjective, stout·er, stout·est.
noun
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Origin of stout
First recorded in 1250â1300; Middle English adjective stute, from Old French estout âbold, proud,â from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch stout âbold,â Middle Low German stolt, Middle High German stolz âproudâ
synonym study for stout
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.
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Words nearby stout
stoup, stour, Stourbridge, Stourhead, stoush, stout, stouten, stout-hearted, stoutish, stove, stove bolt
Other definitions for stout (2 of 2)
Stout
[ stout ]
/ staÊt /
noun
Rex (Tod·hun·ter) [tod-huhn-ter], /ËtÉdËhÊn tÉr/, 1886â1975, U.S. detective novelist.
Robert, 1844â1930, New Zealand jurist and statesman: prime minister 1884â87.
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British Dictionary definitions for stout (1 of 2)
stout
/ (staÊt) /
adjective
solidly built or corpulent
(prenominal) resolute or valiantstout fellow
strong, substantial, and robust
a stout heart courage; resolution
noun
strong porter highly flavoured with malt
Derived forms of stout
stoutish, adjectivestoutly, adverbstoutness, nounWord Origin for stout
C14: from Old French estout bold, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stolz proud, Middle Dutch stolt brave
British Dictionary definitions for stout (2 of 2)
Stout
/ (staÊt) /
noun
Sir Robert. 1844â1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of New Zealand (1884â87)
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