stout

• POS: Adjective, Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

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

•  Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence, firm; resolute; dauntless.  [1913 Webster]

  "With hearts stern and stout."  [1913 Webster]

  "A stouter champion never handled sword."  [1913 Webster]

  "He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man."  [1913 Webster]

  "The lords all stand
  To clear their cause, most resolutely stout."  [1913 Webster]
•  Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard.  [1913 Webster]

  "Your words have been stout against me."  [1913 Webster]

  "Commonly . . . they that be rich are lofty and stout."  [1913 Webster]
•  Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth.  [1913 Webster]
•  Large; bulky; corpulent.  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- Stout, Corpulent, Portly.

stout, n. 

 A strong, dark malt brew having a higher percentage of hops than porter; strong porter; a popular variety sold in the U. S. is Guinness' stout.  Swift.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stout, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 rather fat; corpulent; bulky.
2 of considerable thickness or strength (a stout stick).
3 brave, resolute, vigorous (a stout fellow; put up stout resistance).
--n. a strong dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley.

Idiom

a stout heart courage, resolve. stout-hearted courageous. stout-heartedly courageously. stout-heartedness courage.

Derivative

stoutish adj. stoutly adv. stoutness n.

Etymology

ME f. AF & dial. OF stout f. WG, perh. rel. to STILT

THESAURUS

stout

adamantine, adipose, athletic, beefy, big, big-bellied, bloated, blowzy, bold, bold-spirited, bosomy, bouncing, brave, brawny, bulky, burly, buxom, chivalric, chivalrous, chubby, chunky, corpulent, courageous, dauntless, dense, distended, doughty, dumpy, durable, enduring, fat, fattish, fearless, firm, firm as Gibraltar, fleshy, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full, full-blooded, full-strength, gallant, greathearted, gross, gutsy, gutty, hale, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, healthy, hearty, heavy, heavyset, hefty, heroic, herolike, hippy, hulking, husky, imposing, indomitable, infrangible, intrepid, invincible, iron-hard, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lasting, lionhearted, lusty, made of iron, manful, manly, massive, meaty, mighty, nervy, obese, obstinate, overweight, paunchy, plenitudinous, plucky, plump, podgy, portly, potbellied, potent, powerful, pudgy, puffy, puissant, pursy, red-blooded, resolute, rigid, robust, robustious, robustuous, roly-poly, rotund, rude, rugged, soldierlike, soldierly, solid, sound, square, squat, squatty, stable, stalwart, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stocky, stouthearted, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, substantial, swollen, tenacious, thick-bodied, thickset, top-heavy, tough, tubby, unbreakable, undaunted, unyielding, valiant, valorous, vigorous, vital, weighty, well-built, well-constructed, well-fed, well-founded, well-grounded, well-made

ROGET THESAURUS

stout

Strength

N strength, power, energy, vigor, force, main force, physical force, brute force, spring, elasticity, tone, tension, tonicity, stoutness, lustihood, stamina, nerve, muscle, sinew, thews and sinews, physique, pith, pithiness, virtility, vitality, athletics, athleticism, gymnastics, feats of strength, adamant, steel, iron, oak, heart of oak, iron grip, grit, bone, athlete, gymnast, acrobat, superman, Atlas, Hercules, Antaeus, Samson, Cyclops, Goliath, tower of strength, giant refreshed, strengthening, invigoration, refreshment, refocillation, dynamics, statics, strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, hardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid, resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable, incontestable, more than a match for, overpowering, overwhelming, all powerful, all sufficient, sovereign, able-bodied, athletic, Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean, muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic, manly, man-like, manful, masculine, male, virile, unweakened, unallayed, unwithered, unshaken, unworn, unexhausted, in full force, in full swing, in the plenitude of power, stubborn, thick-ribbed, made of iron, deep-rooted, strong as a lion, strong as a horse, strong as an ox, strong as brandy, sound as a roach, in fine feather, in high feather, built like a brick shithouse, like a giant refreshed, strongly, by force, by main force, our withers are unwrung, Blut und Eisen, coelitus mihi vires, du fort au diable, en habiles gens, ex vi termini, flecti non frangi, he that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves an, inflexible in faith invincible in arms.

Size

N size, magnitude, dimension, bulk, volume, largeness, greatness, expanse, amplitude, mass, proportions, capacity, tonnage, tunnage, cordage, caliber, scantling, turgidity, corpulence, obesity, plumpness, embonpoint, corporation, flesh and blood, lustihood, hugeness, enormity, immensity, monstrosity, giant, Brobdingnagian, Antaeus, Goliath, Gog and Magog, Gargantua, monster, mammoth, Cyclops, cachalot, whale, porpoise, behemoth, leviathan, elephant, hippopotamus, colossus, tun, cord, lump, bulk, block, loaf, mass, swad, clod, nugget, bushel, thumper, whooper, spanker, strapper, Triton among the minnows, mountain, mound, heap, largest portion, full size, life size, large, big, great, considerable, bulky, voluminous, ample, massive, massy, capacious, comprehensive, spacious, mighty, towering, fine, magnificent, corpulent, stout, fat, obese, plump, squab, full, lusty, strapping, bouncing, portly, burly, well-fed, full-grown, corn fed, gram fed, stalwart, brawny, fleshy, goodly, in good case, in good condition, in condition, chopping, jolly, chub faced, chubby faced, lubberly, hulky, unwieldy, lumpish, gaunt, spanking, whacking, whopping, walloping, thumping, thundering, hulking, overgrown, puffy, huge, immense, enormous, mighty, vast, vasty, amplitudinous, stupendous, monster, monstrous, humongous, monumental, elephantine, jumbo, mammoth, gigantic, gigantean, giant, giant like, titanic, prodigious, colossal, Cyclopean, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, Herculean, Gargantuan, infinite, large as life, plump as a dumpling, plump as a partridge, fat as a pig, fat as a quail, fat as butter, fat as brawn, fat as bacon, immeasurable, unfathomable, unplumbed, inconceivable, unimaginable, unheard-of, of cosmic proportions, of epic proportions, the mother of all, teh granddaddy of all.

Courage

N courage, bravery, valor, resoluteness, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity, contempt of danger, defiance of danger, derring-do, audacity, rashness, dash, defiance, confidence, self-reliance, manliness, manhood, nerve, pluck, mettle, game, heart, heart of grace, spunk, guts, face, virtue, hardihood, fortitude, intestinal fortitude, firmness, heart of oak, bottom, backbone, spine, resolution, bulldog courage, prowess, heroism, chivalry, exploit, feat, achievement, heroic deed, heroic act, bold stroke, man, man of mettle, hero, demigod, Amazon, Hector, lion, tiger, panther, bulldog, gamecock, fighting-cock, bully, fire eater, courageous, brave, valiant, valorous, gallant, intrepid, spirited, spiritful, high-spirited, high-mettled, mettlesome, plucky, manly, manful, resolute, stout, stout-hearted, iron-hearted, lion-hearted, heart of oak, Penthesilean, bold, bold-spirited, daring, audacious, fearless, dauntless, dreadless, aweless, undaunted, unappalled, undismayed, unawed, unblanched, unabashed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrinking, unblanching, unapprehensive, confident, self-reliant, bold as a lion, bold as brass, enterprising, adventurous, venturous, venturesome, dashing, chivalrous, soldierly, heroic, fierce, savage, pugnacious, strong-minded, hardy, doughty, firm, determined, dogged, indomitable, up to, up to the scratch, upon one's mettle, reassured, unfeared, undreaded, one's blood being up, courage sans peur, fortes fortuna adjuvat, have I not in my time heard lions roar, I dare do all that may become a man, male vincetis sed vincite, omne solum forti patria, self-trust is the essence of heroism, stimulos dedit oemula virtus, strong and great, a hero, teloque animus proestantior omni, there, is always safety in valor, virtus ariete fortier.