stout

 
Pronunciation: /staʊt/

adjective

  • 1(of a person) rather fat or of heavy build: stout middle-aged men
  • 2(of an object) strong and thick: Billy had armed himself with a stout stick stout walking boots
  • 3having or showing courage and determination: he put up a stout defence in court

noun

[mass noun]
  • a kind of strong, dark beer brewed with roasted malt or barley: [count noun]: microbreweries specialize in ales and stouts

Derivatives

stoutish

adjective

stoutly

adverb

stoutness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French dialect, of West Germanic origin; perhaps related to stilt. The noun (late 17th century) originally denoted any strong beer and is probably elliptical for stout ale