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noun
The state or quality of being stout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The result or product of being stout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
the property of excessive fatness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: corpulence, overweight, adiposis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fleshiness, obesity, corpulency
noun
the property of being strong and resolute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stalwartness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strength
History
Etymology tree English stout Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English stoutness From stout + -ness.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
