stout

[stout]

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adjective, stout·er, stout·est.

bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses.

bold, brave, or dauntless: a stout heart; stout fellows.

firm; stubborn; resolute: stout resistance.

forceful; vigorous: a stout argument; a stout wind.

strong of body; hearty; sturdy: stout seamen.

having endurance or staying power, as a horse.

strong in substance or body, as a beverage.

strong and thick or heavy: a stout cudgel.

noun

a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.

porter of extra strength.

a stout person.

a garment size designed for a stout man.

a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.

Origin of stout

1250–1300; Middle English (adj.) < Old French estout bold, proud < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch stout bold, Middle Low German stolt, Middle High German stolz proud

Related formsstout·ly, adverbstout·ness, nouno·ver·stout, adjectiveo·ver·stout·ly, adverbo·ver·stout·ness, nounun·stout, adjectiveun·stout·ly, adverbun·stout·ness, noun

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.

Stout

[stout]

noun

Rex (Tod·hun·ter)

[tod-huhn-ter] /ˈtɒdˌhʌn tər/, 1886–1975, U.S. detective novelist.

Robert,1844–1930, New Zealand jurist and statesman: prime minister 1884–87.

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Related Words for stout

portly, burly, tenacious, hulking, vigorous, sturdy, muscular, indomitable, staunch, gallant, resolute, valiant, heroic, fearless, heavy, fat, plump, hardy, stalwart, tough

Examples from the Web for stout

Contemporary Examples of stout

Princess Ariel and Prince Eric walk down the aisle, and are greeted by a stout clergyman who is allegedly too happy to see them.
When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’
Asawin Suebsaeng
November 20, 2014
From the few photographs of him, we see a stout man with deep Indian features, a thick mustache and stoic face.
New Orleans’ Carnivalesque Day of the Dead
Jason Berry
November 1, 2014
A stout woman with a grating voice, she asked, “So you think life is so good here in Ukraine?”
Putin’s People Stage Their Bogus Vote
Jamie Dettmer
May 11, 2014
“Or the world,” Stout said, examining the photographs in a small metal box.
The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler
Robert Edsel
February 6, 2014
Two bottles of stout supplied the necessary lubrication, and there was frequent recourse to a box of licorice pastilles.
Spending a Day With Peter O’Toole
Malcolm Jones
December 16, 2013

Historical Examples of stout

Among the passengers was a stout, good-looking man, a New York merchant.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Bates was a stout sailor, rough in appearance, but with a warm and kindly heart.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Where she had been stout thirteen years before, she was now frankly fat.
Dust
Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
All the enemy's vessels had regular quarters, and the ships were stout craft.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
As this was a stout rope, something must part, before we could be washed away.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for stout

stout

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 Formsstoutish, adjectivestoutly, adverbstoutness, noun

Word Origin for stout

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

Stout

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for stout

adj.

c.1300, "proud, valiant, strong," from Old French estout "brave, fierce, proud," earlier estolt "strong," from West Germanic *stult- "proud, stately" (cf. Middle Low German stolt "stately, proud," German stolz "proud, haughty, arrogant, stately"), from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from late 14c., but has been displaced by the (often euphemistic) meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in stout-hearted (1550s).

"strong, dark-brown beer," 1670s, from stout (adj.).