Synonyms:
stalwart, stout
Meaning: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"
Synonyms:
portly, stout
Meaning: euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
Synonyms:
hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy
Meaning: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
Usage examples
Their very boots were stout with sins.
He was stout and grizzled and brown and kind.
In the next a dozen stout arms were toiling at the wall.
Like a dipping swallow the stout ship dashed through the storm
Cut a thick pole of wood and a stout wooden skewer 8 inches long.
Miss Abbot turned to divest a stout leg of the necessary ligature.
The stout citadel of the town, was, however, garrisoned with loyal troops.
Mr. Riddle was a stout man, brick-dusty of complexion and sudden in action.
Cautiously, and leaning well upon the stout baluster, he began the descent.
It is often asked how stout a woman ought to be in proportion to her height.