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stout¹
- /staʊt/
- /stʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
From Middle English stoute, from Old French estout (“brave, fierce, proud”) (Modern French dialectal stout (“proud”)), from earlier Old French estolt (“strong”), from Frankish *stolt, *stult (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Germanic *stultaz (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, stand”).
Cognate with Dutch stout (“stout, bold, naughty”), Low German stolt (“stately, proud”), German stolz (“proud, haughty, arrogant, stately”), Old Norse stoltr (“proud”) (Danish stolt (“proud”), Icelandic stoltur (“proud”)).
Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" was first attested in c. 1386, but has been to a large extent displaced by the euphemistic meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in stout-hearted (1552).
The noun "strong, dark-brown beer" is first recorded 1677, from the adjective.
adjective stouter · stoutest
- Large; bulky. Yossarian walked out of the office and down the stairs into the dark, tomblike street, passing in the hall the stout woman with warts and two chins, who was already on her way back in.
- Bold, strong-minded. Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe, That by Characters grauen in thy browes, And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect, Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?
- Proud; haughty. Your words have been stout against me.
- Firm; resolute; dauntless. "Thin the masther called out Dinny Moran, an' dhragged him up to one o' the Dublin young ladies, an' bid Dinny be stout an' ax her out to dance wid him."
- Materially strong, enduring. Campers prefer stout vessels, sticks and cloth.
- Obstinate.
- drunk. Yit sum people used to wink an' luk knowin' whin Failey was gostherin', fur it was obsarved that he was mighty shy o' crassin' the foord o' Ahnamoe afther nightfall; an' that whin onst he was ridin' past the ould church o' Tipper in the dark, tho' he'd got enough o' pottheen into him to make any man
noun stouts
- A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain. Stout is darker, stronger and sweeter than porter beer.
- A serving of this beer.
- An obese person. Incidentally the survey pointed up the sad plight of the stylish stouts, today's “forgotten men.” The clothing situation is getting so critical for them that they may have to choose between eating and dressing.
- A large clothing size. 1918, Isidor Rosenfeld, The Practical Designer for Women's and Misses' Underwear - The Study of the Stout Form The all-around waist is increased or over-built, according to size, which makes this form a stout.
stout²
- /staʊt/
- /stʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
From Middle English stouten, from the adjective (see above).
stout³
- /staʊt/
- /stʌʊt/ Canada
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
From Middle English stout, from Old English stūt (“gnat; midge”).
Stout⁴
proper noun Stouts
- A surname.
- A former town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
- A minor city in Grundy County, Iowa, United States.
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Synonym of Rome, Adams County, Ohio.
Similar: Rome, Adams County, Ohio
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: robust, hardy, sturdy, portly, stalwart, fat, resolute, stocky, big, thickset, large, strong, chunky, obese, sound, substantial
Translations
Every language
adj large, bulky, corpulent
| Español | fornido |
|---|---|
| Português | corpulento |
| Deutsch | groß, korpulent |
| Italiano | corpulento, robusto |
| Ελληνικά | μονοκόμματος monokómmatos |
| Русский | кру́пный krúpnyj, то́лстый tólstyj |
adj lusty, vigorous
| Español | fornido |
|---|---|
| Português | vigoroso, robusto |
| Deutsch | kräftig, kraftvoll |
| Italiano | robusto, vigoroso |
| Русский | здоро́вый zdoróvyj, кре́пкий krépkij |
adj proud, haughty
| Español | altivo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | stolz, hochmütig, überheblich |
| Italiano | orgoglioso |
| Русский | го́рдый górdyj |
adj firm, resolute
| Deutsch | fest, resolut |
|---|---|
| Italiano | risoluto, fermo |
| Русский | про́чный próčnyj, кре́пкий krépkij |
adj materially strong
| Português | resistente |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | stabil, fest, robust |
| Italiano | robusto, resistente |
| Русский | кре́пкий krépkij |
noun brew
| Français | stout |
|---|
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