stoutheartedness

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stoutheartedness

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From stouthearted + -ness.

noun stout-heartedness

  1. uncountable Courage, pluck, boldness. Horatius, on duty when the enemy attacked, displayed a stoutheartedness unmatched by his companions. He kept them from running away by promising to hold off the enemy while they destroyed the bridge behind him.
  2. uncountable Resoluteness, fortitude, dauntlessness. In a vacant gesture the foreman began making rounds during breakfast, glad-handing the men as they sulked over their porridge and coffee, reminding them of their fortitude and stoutheartedness.

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@misc{stoutheartedness_2026,
  title = {stoutheartedness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stoutheartedness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}