stout

¹stout

adj \ˈstau̇t\

Definition of STOUT

1

: strong of character: as a : brave, bold b : firm, determined; also : obstinate, uncompromising

2

: physically or materially strong: a : sturdy, vigorous b : staunch, enduring c : sturdily constructed : substantial

3

: forceful <a stout attack>; also : violent <a stout wind>

4

: bulky in body : fat

— stout·ish \ˈstau̇-tish\ adjective

— stout·ly adverb

— stout·ness noun

Examples of STOUT

1. He has a stout heart.
2. His lawyer put up a stout defense in court.

Origin of STOUT

Middle English, from Anglo-French estut, estout, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stolz proud; perhaps akin to Old High German stelza stilt — more at stilt

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to STOUT

Synonyms: cast-iron, hard, hard-bitten, hardened, inured, rugged, hardy, strong, sturdy, tough, toughened, vigorous

Antonyms: delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak

Related Words: flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart; durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding; flourishing, prospering, thriving; able-bodied, brawny, muscular; fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile; annealed, seasoned, tempered

Near Antonyms: emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out; crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound; fragile, frail, puny; resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding; mortal, perishable, temporary, transient

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Rhymes with STOUT

bout, clout, doubt, drought, flout, glout, gout, grout, knout, kraut, lout, out, pout, rout, route, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, tout, trout