stout

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. stalwart, robust, brawny, firm; doughty, bold, dauntless, resolute, stouthearted; determined, stubborn; stocky, thickset, portly. See courage, size, rotundity, strength. Ant., slim, timid, weak.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Brave]

Syn. fearless, bold, undaunted; see brave 1 .

2. [Heavy or fat]

Syn. corpulent, fleshy, portly, heavy; see fat 1 .

3. [Strong]

Syn. sturdy, hardy, husky; see strong 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

thickset, fat, big, obese, portly, stocky, husky, rugged, sturdy, corpulent, heavy, heavyset, strong, bull-like, brawny, hulking, hefty.

ANT.: skinny, anorexic, bony, puny

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having or showing courage: audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous. Informal: spunky. Slang: gutsy, gutty. See FEAR. 2. Capable of exerting considerable effort or of withstanding considerable stress or hardship: hardy, stalwart, strong, sturdy, tough. See STRONG. 3. Having a large body, especially in girth: bulky, heavy, hefty, hulking, hulky, husky2. See BIG. 4. Having too much flesh: corpulent, fat, fatty, fleshy, gross, obese, overblown, overweight, porcine, portly, weighty. See FAT.