stoutness

noun

stout·​ness

plural -es

1

a

obsolete : pride, arrogance

b

archaic : obduracy

c

: the quality or state of being strong physically or morally : firmness, fortitude

2

: bulkiness of structure

especially : corpulence

Word History

Etymology

Middle English stoutnes, from stout + -nes -ness

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