KJV Dictionary Definition: stout

stout

STOUT, a.

1. Strong; lusty.

A stouter champion never handled sword.

2. Bold; intrepid; valiant; brave.

He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man.

3. Large; bulky. A popular use of the word.

4. Proud; resolute; obstinate.

The lords all stand to clear their cause, most resolutely stout.

5. Strong; firm; as a stout vessel.

STOUT, n. A cant name for strong beer.

stoutness

STOUTNESS, n.

1. Strength; bulk.

2. Boldness; fortitude.

3. Obstinacy; stubbornness.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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