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stoutness

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stout  (stout)
adj. stout·er, stout·est
1. Having or marked by boldness, bravery, or determination; firm and resolute.
2. Strong in body; sturdy.
3. Strong in structure or substance; solid or substantial.
4. Bulky in figure; thickset or corpulent. See Synonyms at fat.
5. Powerful; forceful.
6. Stubborn or uncompromising: put up stout resistance to the proposal.
n.
1.
a. A thickset or corpulent person.
b. A garment size for a large or heavy figure.
2. A strong, very dark beer or ale.

[Middle English, from Old French estout, of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots.]

stoutish adj.
stoutly adv.
stoutness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stoutness - the property of being strong and resolute
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
2.stoutnessstoutness - the property of excessive fatness    
corpulency, fleshiness, obesity - more than average fatness
Translations
stoutness [ˈstaʊtnɪs] Ngordura f, corpulencia f
stoutness
n
(= corpulence)Untersetztheit f, → Korpulenz f; (of woman)Fülligkeit f
(= sturdiness, of stick, horse) → Kräftigkeit f; (of door, rope, wall, gate)Stärke f; (of shoes)Festigkeit f
(= resoluteness, of heart) → Tapferkeit f; (of resistance also)Beherztheit f, → Mannhaftigkeit f (liter); (of refusal, denial)Entschiedenheit f; (of belief)Festigkeit f
stoutness [ˈstaʊtnɪs] n (of person) → corpulenza; (of stick, shoes) → robustezza
stoutness [ˈstaʊtnɪs] n (of person) → corpulenza; (of stick, shoes) → robustezza


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Marian alone, thanks to her bottle of liquor and her stoutness of build, stood the strain upon back and arms without suffering.
Gentlemen came; saw Julia at rehearsal; observed her stoutness and her wig; omitted to notice that her heart was in the right place; quailed at the prospect, apologized, and retired.
Don Quixote was standing by at the time, highly pleased to see his squire's stoutness, both offensive and defensive, and from that time forth he reckoned him a man of mettle, and in his heart resolved to dub him a knight on the first opportunity that presented itself, feeling sure that the order of chivalry would be fittingly bestowed upon him.
 
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