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- Dictionarystout/staʊt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) rather fat or of heavy build: "stout middle-aged men" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an object) strong and thick: "Billy had armed himself with a stout stick" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley: "there is a tradition in England of drinking stout while eating oysters"
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STOUT definition: 1. (especially of older people) fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist: 2. Stout…. Learn more.
1. : strong of character: such 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.
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.
Stout describes something fat, dependable, or rugged. If someone calls you stout, ask them exactly what they mean before bursting into tears and skipping dinner.
If you use stout to describe someone's actions, attitudes, or beliefs, you approve of them because they are strong and determined.
a. Having or marked by boldness or determination; resolute: stout of heart. b. Stubborn or uncompromising: put up stout resistance to the proposal. 3. Having a strong flavor: a cup of stout coffee. n. 1. a. A thickset or corpulent person. b. A garment size for a large or heavy figure. 2. A very dark ale or lager beer.
Some common synonyms of stout are stalwart, strong, sturdy, tenacious, and tough. While all these words mean "showing power to resist or to endure," stout suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way.
Meaning & use. adjective. I. Proud, fierce, brave, resolute. I.1. †. I.1.a. c1315–1851. Proud, haughty, arrogant. Often coupled with proud. to make it stout: to swagger. Obsolete. c1315. Alle hy weren ydryuen out, Wyþ lucyfer þat was so stout. Shoreham, Poems vii. 410. c1330. Ac þu, fersse man, þat art so stout, And heih of mod, and herte proud.
STOUT meaning: 1. quite fat: 2. If shoes or other objects are stout, they are strong and thick. 3. a very dark…. Learn more.
stout meaning, definition, what is stout: fairly fat and heavy, or having a thick ...: Learn more.
