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Stalwartness

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stal·wart  (stôlwrt)
adj.
1. Having or marked by imposing physical strength.
2. Firm and resolute; stout.
n.
1. One who is physically and morally strong.
2. One who steadfastly supports an organization or cause: party stalwarts.
[Middle English, alteration of stalworth, from Old English stlwierthe, serviceable, probably alteration of *statholwierthe, steadfast : stathol, foundation; see staddle + weorth, valuable; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
stalwart·ly adv.
stalwart·ness n.
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Noun1.stalwartness - the property of being strong and resolute
stoutness
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
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In his tall stalwartness Adam Bede was a Saxon, and justified his name; but the jet-black hair, made the more noticeable by its contrast with the light paper cap, and the keen glance of the dark eyes that shone from under strongly marked, prominent and mobile eyebrows, indicated a mixture of Celtic blood.
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