stout
adjective
[ staʊt ]
• (of a person) rather fat or of heavy build.
• "stout middle-aged men"
Similar:
fat,
fattish,
plump,
portly,
rotund,
roly-poly,
pot-bellied,
round,
dumpy,
chunky,
broad in the beam,
overweight,
fleshy,
paunchy,
corpulent,
buxom,
well upholstered,
well covered,
well padded,
of ample proportions,
ample,
rounded,
well rounded,
stocky,
burly,
bulky,
hefty,
meaty,
heavily built,
solidly built,
thickset,
heavyset,
sturdy,
well built,
hulking,
tubby,
pudgy,
beefy,
porky,
blubbery,
poddy,
podgy,
fubsy,
lard-arsed,
zaftig,
corn-fed,
pursy,
abdominous,
• (of an object) strong and thick.
• "Billy had armed himself with a stout stick"
Similar:
strong,
sturdy,
heavy,
solid,
substantial,
robust,
tough,
strongly made,
durable,
hard-wearing,
thick,
• having or showing courage and determination.
• "he put up a stout defence in court"
Similar:
determined,
full of determination,
vigorous,
forceful,
spirited,
stout-hearted,
staunch,
steadfast,
stalwart,
firm,
resolute,
unyielding,
unbending,
unfaltering,
unswerving,
unwavering,
unflinching,
stubborn,
dogged,
brave,
bold,
plucky,
courageous,
valiant,
valorous,
gallant,
fearless,
undaunted,
dauntless,
doughty,
mettlesome,
unafraid,
intrepid,
manly,
heroic,
lionhearted,
rock-ribbed,
gutsy,
spunky,
stout
noun
• a kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley.
• "there is a tradition in England of drinking stout while eating oysters"
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French dialect, of West Germanic origin; perhaps related to stilt. The noun (late 17th century) originally denoted any strong beer and is probably elliptical for stout ale .
