stout

Meaning

Adj

1. Large; bulky.
2. (obsolete) Bold, strong-minded.
3. (obsolete) Proud; haughty.
4. Firm; resolute; dauntless.
5. Materially strong, enduring.
6. Obstinate.

Noun

1. A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.
2. An obese person.
3. A large clothing size.

Verb

1. To be bold or defiant.
2. To persist, endure.

Noun

1. Gnat.
2. Gadfly.
3. Firefly or miller (moth).

Synonyms

fat

strong

plump

corpulent

portly

sturdy

robust

stalwart

thick

chubby

large

obese

solid

lasting

firm

bold

burly

fleshy

massive

stocky

big

bulky

muscular

brave

hardy

great

brawny

powerful

podgy

daring

athletic

thickset

valiant

vigorous

short and fat

heavyset

gallant

able-bodied

chunky

grow fat

heavy

porter

pudgy

spunky

stable

substantial

tenacious

tough

voluptuous

well-fleshed

well-padded

hulking

husky

increase

fearless

fatty

lofty

lusty

majuscule

fatten

mickle

muckle

dumpy

noble

doughty

orgulous

pithy

plucky

domineering

disdainful

prowessful

desperado

decent

sneery

puissant

qui signifient grand

racy

risque

dashing

rough

sniffy

dark beer

sound

🔉

spirited

audacious

squat

porter’s ale

courageous

staminal

steadfast

steady

sterling

stern

stiff

corn-fed

stodgy

stouthearted

compact

stubby

stumpy

coarse

sublime

overweight

supercilious

supporting

tall

tall man

cavalier

capital

tight

unfrightened

unafraid

unblinking

unflinching

unshrinking

uppercase

blowzy

valorous

bearing

unintimidated

well-developed

well-fed

become full

big-boned

blowsy

haught

grand

gigantic

square-built

hard

formidable

haughty

hearty

squatty

heavy-duty

forceful

hefty

high-hat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/staʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stoute

Cognate with French: -

Cognate with Dutch: stout

Cognate with Low German: stolt

Cognate with German: stolz

Cognate with Old Norse: stoltr

Cognate with Danish: stolt

Cognate with Icelandic: stoltur

Inherited from Middle English: stouten

Inherited from Middle English: stout

Inherited from Old English: stūt

In summary

From Middle English stoute, from Old French estout (“brave, fierce, proud”) (Modern French dialectal stout (“proud”)), from earlier Old French estolt (“strong”), from Frankish *stolt, *stult (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Germanic *stultaz (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, stand”).
Cognate with Dutch stout (“stout, bold, naughty”), Low German stolt (“stately, proud”), German stolz (“proud, haughty, arrogant, stately”), Old Norse stoltr (“proud”) (Danish stolt (“proud”), Icelandic stoltur (“proud”)).
Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from First attested in c. 1386, but has been to a large extent displaced by the euphemistic meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in stout-hearted (1552).
The noun "strong, dark-brown beer" is first recorded 1677, from the adjective.