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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.
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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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Stoutness

Stout"ness\, n. The state or quality of being stout.

Syn: Strength; bulk; courage; force; valor; lustiness; brawniness; boldness; fortitude; stubbornness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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