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stout    Audio Help   [stout] Pronunciation Key adjective -er, -est, noun
–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]

stoutly, adverb
stoutness, noun

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

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stout

adjective
1. dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: stalwart
2. euphemisms for 'fat'; "men are portly and women are stout" [syn: portly
3. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes" [syn: hardy

noun
1. a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops 
2. a garment size for a large or heavy person 

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stout1 [staut] adjective
strong or thick
Example: a stout stick
Arabic: سَميك ومَتين
Chinese (Simplified): 牢固的
Chinese (Traditional): 牢固的
Czech: silný, tlustý
Danish: solid
Dutch: stevig
Estonian: toekas
Finnish: tukeva
French: solide
German: kräftig
Greek: γερός, χοντρός
Hungarian: erős
Icelandic: sterkbyggður; digur
Indonesian: kuat dan gemuk
Japanese: がんじょうな
Korean: 튼튼한, 강건한
Latvian: stiprs; resns
Lithuanian: storas, drūtas
Norwegian: solid, kraftig, tykk
Polish: gruby
Portuguese (Brazil): resistente
Portuguese (Portugal): grosso
Romanian: solid
Russian: прочный
Slovak: silný, hrubý
Slovenian: močen, debel
Spanish: sólido, fuerte
Swedish: kraftig, bastant
Turkish: sağlam ve kalın
stout2 [staut] adjective
brave and resolute
Example: stout resistance; stout opposition
Arabic: جَريء ، شُجاع
Chinese (Simplified): 勇敢的
Chinese (Traditional): 勇敢的
Czech: statečný, rázný
Danish: hårdnakket
Dutch: vbastberaden
Estonian: südi
Finnish: urhoollinen
French: énergique
German: heftig
Greek: γενναίος, αποφασιστικός
Hungarian: bátor
Icelandic: einbeittur, harður
Indonesian: berani dan tegar
Japanese: 勇敢な
Korean: 완강한, 단호한
Latvian: drosmīgs; apņēmīgs
Lithuanian: atkaklus, ryžtingas
Norwegian: modig, standhaftig
Polish: silny
Portuguese (Brazil): firme
Portuguese (Portugal): forte
Romanian: energic
Russian: решительный
Slovak: statočný, rázny
Slovenian: odločen
Spanish: firme, resuelto, valiente
Swedish: modig, hårdnackad
Turkish: cesur ve kararlı
stout3 [staut] adjective
fat
Example: He's getting stout.
Arabic: يَسْمَن
Chinese (Simplified): 矮胖的
Chinese (Traditional): 矮胖的
Czech: tlustý
Danish: kraftig
Dutch: dik
Estonian: tüse
Finnish: pyylevä
French: corpulent
German: beleibt
Greek: χοντρός
Hungarian: kövér
Icelandic: feitur
Indonesian: gemuk
Japanese: 太った
Korean: 뚱뚱한
Latvian: dūšīgs; tukls
Lithuanian: storas, apkūnus
Norwegian: tykk(fallen), bred (over baken), tung
Polish: otyły
Portuguese (Brazil): corpulento
Portuguese (Portugal): corpulento
Romanian: corpolent
Russian: полный
Slovak: tučný
Slovenian: debel
Spanish: corpulento, robusto
Swedish: stadig, tjock
Turkish: şişman
stout [staut] adjective
a dark, strong type of beer
Arabic: نوع من البيرَةِ السَّوداء الثَّقيلَه
Chinese (Simplified): 烈性黑啤酒
Chinese (Traditional): 烈性黑啤酒
Czech: těžký
Danish: stout
Dutch: donker bier
Estonian: kange porter, stout
Finnish: portteri
French: stout
German: starkes Porterbier
Greek: μαύρη μπίρα
Hungarian: erős barna sör
Icelandic: dökkur, sterkur bjór
Indonesian: bir hitam
Japanese: スタウトビール
Latvian: tumšais alus; porteris
Lithuanian: stiprus tamsusis alus, porteris
Norwegian: mørkt øl
Polish: porter
Portuguese (Brazil): cerveja preta forte
Portuguese (Portugal): cerveja preta
Russian: крепкий портер
Slovak: porter
Slovenian: temno pivo
Swedish: porter, stout
Turkish: siyah ve sert bira
See also: stout-hearted

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Stout, OH Zip code(s): 45684

Stout, IA (city, FIPS 75720) Location: 42.52715 N, 92.71119 W
Population (1990): 192 (72 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Stout

Cor"pu*lent\ (-p?-lent), a. [L. corpulentus, fr. corpus: cf. F. corpulent. See Corpse.]

1. Very fat; obese.

2. Solid; gross; opaque. [Obs.] --Holland.

Syn: Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. See Stout.
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Stout

Stout\, a. [Compar. Stouter; superl. Stoutest.] [D. stout bold (or OF. estout bold, proud, of Teutonic origin); akin to AS. stolt, G. stolz, and perh. to E. stilt.]

1. Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.

With hearts stern and stout. --Chaucer.

A stouter champion never handled sword. --Shak.

He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man. --Clarendon.

The lords all stand To clear their cause, most resolutely stout. --Daniel.

2. Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard. [Archaic]

Your words have been stout against me. --Mal. iii. 13.

Commonly . . . they that be rich are lofty and stout. --Latimer.

3. Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth.

4. Large; bulky; corpulent.

Syn: Stout, Corpulent, Portly.

Usage: Corpulent has reference simply to a superabundance or excess of flesh. Portly implies a kind of stoutness or corpulence which gives a dignified or imposing appearance. Stout, in our early writers (as in the English Bible), was used chiefly or wholly in the sense of strong or bold; as, a stout champion; a stout heart; a stout resistance, etc. At a later period it was used for thickset or bulky, and more recently, especially in England, the idea has been carried still further, so that Taylor says in his Synonyms: "The stout man has the proportions of an ox; he is corpulent, fat, and fleshy in relation to his size." In America, stout is still commonly used in the original sense of strong as, a stout boy; a stout pole.
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