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stout

Pronunciation: /staʊt/

The English word “stout” has 16 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

  1. A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.
  2. A serving of this beer.
  3. An obese person.
  4. A large clothing size.
  5. Gnat.
  6. Gadfly.
  7. Firefly or miller (moth).

verb

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

Etymology

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…

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