Antonyms for stoutness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : stout |
| Phonetic Transcription : staÊŠt |
Definition of stoutness
Origin :- c.1300, "proud, valiant, strong," from Old French estout "brave, fierce, proud," earlier estolt "strong," from West Germanic *stult- "proud, stately" (cf. Middle Low German stolt "stately, proud," German stolz "proud, haughty, arrogant, stately"), from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from late 14c., but has been displaced by the (often euphemistic) meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in stout-hearted (1550s).
- As in obesity : noun corpulence
- As in strength : noun stamina, mental or physical
- As in corpulence : noun obesity
- As in hardihood : noun strength
- As in potence : noun strength
- As in powerfulness : noun strength
- As in thew : noun strength
- As in fatness : noun overweight
- The situation, thanks to Martinez's stoutness, had reached a deadlock.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- The canes are remarkable for their stoutness and for the crooks at the joints.
- Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
- And say, maybe Her Stoutness didn't enjoy watchin' us squirm.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- And the bread's all right, brown again, and I'm ready for asparagus of any stoutness, there!
- Extract from : « Hortus Inclusus » by John Ruskin
- She is generally of heavy frame, and rather inclined to stoutness.
- Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
- The stoutness of the King had given rise to this nickname among the people.
- Extract from : « The False Chevalier » by William Douw Lighthall
- He never forgot his stoutness, and always carried it with dignity.
- Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman
- But bear in mind that obesity and stoutness are not synonymous terms.
- Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson
- "She'll come with us," I declared; but the stoutness of my words could not hide my fear.
- Extract from : « Tarrano the Conqueror » by Raymond King Cummings
- If the rider have any tendency to stoutness all these discomforts will be exaggerated.
- Extract from : « The American Horsewoman » by Elizabeth Karr
Synonyms for stoutness
- adiposity
- audacity
- backbone
- body
- boldness
- bravery
- brawn
- brawniness
- breadth
- brute force
- bulk
- bulkiness
- chubbiness
- chunkiness
- clout
- confidence
- corpulence
- courage
- daring
- distension
- durability
- effrontery
- energy
- fatness
- firmness
- flab
- flesh
- fleshiness
- force
- fortitude
- girth
- grit
- grossness
- guts
- hardiness
- health
- healthiness
- heaviness
- heftiness
- impudence
- inflation
- insolence
- intrepidity
- largeness
- lustiness
- might
- muscle
- nerve
- obesity
- overweight
- paunchiness
- physique
- pith
- pluck
- plumpness
- portliness
- potence
- potency
- pow
- power
- powerfulness
- powerhouse
- protuberance
- pudginess
- puissance
- robustness
- rotundity
- rotundness
- security
- sinew
- size
- sock
- soundness
- stability
- stableness
- stalwartness
- steadiness
- steamroller
- stoutness
- strong arm
- sturdiness
- substance
- tenacity
- thew
- toughness
- tumidity
- verdure
- vigor
- vim
- vitality
- weight
- will
- zip
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