stout

Heavy dark brew

Stout describes someone heavyset or thickly built, often a polite way to say fat: a stout woman in her fifties.

It also means sturdy and strong: stout boots, a stout walking stick.

Stout can describe courage or resolve: stout resistance, a stout heart.

As a noun, stout is a dark, heavy beer, richer than porter: a pint of Guinness stout.

sturdy

robust

Strong and durable

tough · burly · stocky · heavyset · thickset · rugged · strapping · brawny · muscular · powerful

beer

porter

Baggage carrier or dark brew

  • GuinnessIrish dry stout brand
  • aleWarm-fermented malt drink
  • brewSteeped or fermented drink

pint · draught · malt · hops · barley · foam · brewery · microbrewery · taproom · pub

brave

courageous

Showing bravery under threat

daring · gallant · intrepid · heroic · undaunted · resolute · stalwart · unflinching · lionhearted · dauntless

flies

gadfly

Irritating, persistent critic

bloodsucking · livestock · nuisance · swarm

Categories
Opposites
body type/build

stoutthin

Small in diameter

slim · slender · skinny · lean · slight

physical strength/durability

stoutflimsy

Weak and easily damaged

fragile · frail · delicate · weak · feeble

courage/resolve

stoutcowardly

Without bravery or nerve

timid · fainthearted · spineless · irresolute · fearful

Phrases
Family

stoutness, stoutly, stouthearted, stouter, stoutest, stouts, stoutish

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G