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stout

  [stout] adjective -er, -est, noun
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–adjective
1. bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses.
2. bold, brave, or dauntless: a stout heart; stout fellows.
3. firm; stubborn; resolute: stout resistance.
4. forceful; vigorous: a stout argument; a stout wind.
5. strong of body; hearty; sturdy: stout seamen.
6. having endurance or staying power, as a horse.
7. strong in substance or body, as a beverage.
8. strong and thick or heavy: a stout cudgel.
–noun
9. a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
10. porter of extra strength.
11. a stout person.
12. a garment size designed for a stout man.
13. a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME (adj.) < OF estout bold, proud < Gmc; cf. MD stout bold, MLG stolt, MHG stolz proud

Related forms:
stoutly, adverb
stoutness, noun

Synonyms:
1. portly, fleshy. 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 plump figure attractively dressed. 2. valiant, gallant, intrepid, fearless, indomitable, courageous. 3. obstinate. 5. brawny, sinewy.

Antonyms:
1. thin, lean.

Stout

  [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.
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stout   (stout)   
adj.   stout·er, stout·est

  1. Having or marked by boldness, bravery, or determination; firm and resolute.

  2. Strong in body; sturdy.

  3. Strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial.

  4. Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent. See Synonyms at fat.

  5. Powerful; forceful.

  6. Stubborn or uncompromising: put up stout resistance to the proposal.

n.  

    1. A thickset or corpulent person.

    2. A garment size for a large or heavy figure.

  2. A strong, very dark beer or ale.


[Middle English, from Old French estout, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]
stout'ish adj., stout'ly adv., stout'ness n.
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Word Origin & History

stout 
c.1300, "proud, valiant, strong," from O.Fr. estout "brave, fierce, proud," earlier estolt "strong," from W.Gmc. *stult- "proud, stately" (cf. M.L.G. stolt "stately, proud," Ger. stolz "proud, haughty, arrogant, stately"), from PIE base *stel- "to put, stand." Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from c.1386, 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 (1552). The noun "strong, dark-brown beer" is first recorded 1677, from the adjective.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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