STOUTNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stoutness mean? 

• STOUTNESS (noun)
  The noun STOUTNESS has 2 senses:

1. the property of being strong and resolute

2. the property of excessive fatness

  Familiarity information: STOUTNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOUTNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of being strong and resolute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

stalwartness; stoutness

Hypernyms ("stoutness" is a kind of...):

strength (the property of being physically or mentally strong)

Derivation:

stout (dependable)

stout (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The property of excessive fatness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

adiposis; corpulence; overweight; stoutness

Hypernyms ("stoutness" is a kind of...):

corpulency; fleshiness; obesity (more than average fatness)

Derivation:

stout (euphemisms for 'fat')