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.

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Related Words for stouter

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 stouter

Contemporary Examples of stouter

His opponent, Tony Movshon, older, stouter, and, it must be said, considerably less indefatigable, was out-flashed.
Neuro Smackdown: Scientists Debate How to Solve the Mystery of the Brain
Casey Schwartz
April 4, 2012

Historical Examples of stouter

At any rate, he was stouter than when he appeared on his first visit.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
The one was Jowett; the other, an older, stouter man, must be Farmer Eames.
Great Uncle Hoot-Toot
Mrs. Molesworth
It is a much larger and stouter plant than Collybia radicata.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard
In all France, I'll swear, her tongue is the only stouter thing than her arm.
Bardelys the Magnificent
Rafael Sabatini
After the door they will find me, and for your sake I trust I may prove of stouter stuff.
The Tavern Knight
Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for stouter

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 stouter

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).

stout

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