bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat: She is getting too stout for her dresses.
bold, brave, or dauntless: a stout heart; stout fellows.
firm; stubborn; resolute: stout resistance.
forceful; vigorous: a stout argument; a stout wind.
strong of body; hearty; sturdy: stout seamen.
having endurance or staying power, as a horse.
strong in substance or body, as a beverage.
strong and thick or heavy: a stout cudgel.
noun
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
porter of extra strength.
a stout person.
a garment size designed for a stout man.
a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size.
Origin of stout
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English adjective stute, from Old French estout “bold, proud,” from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch stout “bold,” Middle Low German stolt, Middle High German stolz “proud”
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 pleasingly plump figure attractively dressed.
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It was no easy matter to do this, for the friars were so heavy that it required three stout men to each to set them on their legs.
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I was in a corner of the lower end, when I saw Dubois enter in a stout coat, with his ordinary bearing.
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British Dictionary definitions for stout (1 of 2)
stout
/ (staʊt) /
adjective
solidly built or corpulent
(prenominal)resolute or valiantstout fellow
strong, substantial, and robust
a stout heartcourage; resolution
noun
strong porter highly flavoured with malt
Derived forms of stout
stoutish, adjectivestoutly, adverbstoutness, noun
Word Origin for stout
C14: from Old French estout bold, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stolz proud, Middle Dutch stolt brave
British Dictionary definitions for stout (2 of 2)
Stout
/ (staʊt) /
noun
Sir Robert. 1844–1930, New Zealand statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister of New Zealand (1884–87)