kloek
Meaning
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- large, stout
- healthy, being in good health
- (dialectal) clever, wise
Concepts
valiant
courageous
brave
bold
daring
unflinching
doughty
energetic
enthusiastic
gallant
good
honest
stallwart
staunch
valorous
worthy
considerable
goodly
grand
handsome
imposing
impressive
lordly
noble
portly
sightly
stately
superb
clever
lionhearted
mettlesome
stalwart
uncowardly
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kluk/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cloec, from Old Dutch *cluoc, from Proto-Germanic *klōkaz. Compare German klug for the "clever" sense.
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