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STOUTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of excessive fatness
Synonyms:
adiposis; corpulence; overweight; stoutness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stoutness" is a kind of...):
corpulency; fleshiness; obesity (more than average fatness)
Derivation:
stout (euphemisms for 'fat')
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of being strong and resolute
Synonyms:
stalwartness; stoutness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
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)
