Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stout

2 senses of stout

Sense 1
stout -- (a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops)
       => ale -- (a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume)

Sense 2
stout -- (a garment size for a large or heavy person)
       => size -- (the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe")

Antonyms of adj stout

3 senses of stout

Sense 1
stalwart, stout -- (dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts")

INDIRECT (VIA resolute) -> irresolute -- (uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute")

Sense 2
portly, stout -- (euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout")

INDIRECT (VIA fat) -> thin, lean -- (lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare)

Sense 3
hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy -- (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes")

INDIRECT (VIA robust) -> frail -- (physically weak; "an invalid's frail body")

Similarity of adj stout

3 senses of stout

Sense 1
stalwart, stout -- (dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts")
       => resolute (vs. irresolute) -- (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith")

Sense 2
portly, stout -- (euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout")
       => fat (vs. thin) -- (having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was")

Sense 3
hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy -- (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes")
       => robust (vs. frail) -- (sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial")

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