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stout
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sta?t/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /st??t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English stoute, from Old French estout (“brave, fierce, proud”) (Modern French dialectal stout (“proud”)), from earlier Old French estolt (“strong”), from Frankish *stolt, *stult (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Germanic *stultaz (“bold, proud”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to put, stand”).
Cognate with Dutch stout (“stout, bold, naughty”), Low German stolt (“stately, proud”), German stolz (“proud, haughty, arrogant, stately”), Old Norse stoltr (“proud”) (Danish stolt (“proud”), Icelandic stoltur (“proud”)).
Meaning "strong in body, powerfully built" is attested from c.1386, but has been to a large extent displaced by the euphemistic meaning "thick-bodied, fat and large," which is first recorded 1804. Original sense preserved in stout-hearted (1552).
The noun "strong, dark-brown beer" is first recorded 1677, from the adjective.
Adjective
stout (comparative stouter, superlative stoutest)
- Large; bulky.
- Synonyms: thickset, corpulent, fat
- (obsolete) Bold, strong-minded.
- Synonyms: lusty, vigorous, robust, sinewy, muscular
- 1609, Samuel Daniel, The Civile Wares
- The lords all stand / To clear their cause, most resolutely stout.
- (obsolete) Proud; haughty.
- Synonyms: arrogant, hard, haughty
- 1552,Hugh Latimer, The Fifth Sermon Preached on the Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Trinity, 1552
- Commonly […] they that be rich are lofty and stout.
- Firm; resolute; dauntless.
- Materially strong, enduring.
- Obstinate.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
stout (plural stouts)
- (beer) A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.
- Coordinate term: porter
- An obese person.
- 1946, Printers' Ink
- Incidentally the survey pointed up the sad plight of the stylish stouts, today's “forgotten men.” The clothing situation is getting so critical for them that they may have to choose between eating and dressing.
- 1946, Printers' Ink
- A large clothing size.
- 1918, Isidor Rosenfeld, The Practical Designer for Women's and Misses' Underwear - The Study of the Stout Form
- The all-around waist is increased or over-built, according to size, which makes this form a stout.
- 1918, Isidor Rosenfeld, The Practical Designer for Women's and Misses' Underwear - The Study of the Stout Form
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English stout, from Old English st?t (“gnat; midge”).
Alternative forms
- stoat, stut (dialectal)
Noun
stout (plural stouts)
- Gnat.
- Synonym: midge
- Gadfly.
- Synonym: horsefly
Derived terms
- stoat-fly
Further reading
- stout on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- touts
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?u?t/
- Hyphenation: stout
- Rhymes: -?u?t
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch stout, from Old Dutch *stolt, from Proto-Germanic *stultaz.
Adjective
stout (comparative stouter, superlative stoutst)
- naughty, disobedient, mischievous
- high (expectations)
- (archaic) bold, audacious
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: stout
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English stout.
Noun
stout m or n (uncountable)
- stout (brew)
- Synonym: stoutbier
Finnish
Noun
stout
- stout (type of beer)
Declension
Anagrams
- sotut
Spanish
Noun
stout f (plural stouts)
- stout (beer)
stout From the web:
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able
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) hable
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?e?.bl?/, /?e?.b?l/
- Rhymes: -e?b?l
- Homophone: Abel
Etymology 1
From Middle English able, from Old Northern French able, variant of Old French abile, habile, from Latin habilis (“easily managed, held, or handled; apt; skillful”), from habe? (“have, possess”) +? -ibilis.
Adjective
able (comparative abler, superlative ablest)
- (obsolete) Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.]
- (obsolete) Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.]
- (obsolete, dialectal) Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 19th century.]
- Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- (law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
- (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
Usage notes
- In standard English, one is "able to do something". In some older texts representing various dialects, particularly Irish English, or black speech, "able for do something" is found instead, and in some Caribbean dialects "able with" is sometimes found.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:skillful
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English ablen, from Middle English able (adjective).
Verb
able (third-person singular simple present ables, present participle abling, simple past and past participle abled)
- (transitive, obsolete) To make ready. [Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the late 16th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To make capable; to enable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 19th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To dress. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 15th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To give power to; to reinforce; to confirm. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]
- (transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 17th century.]
Derived terms
- abled
Translations
Etymology 3
From the first letter of the word. Suggested in the 1916 United States Army Signal Book to distinguish the letter when communicating via telephone, and later adopted in other radio and telephone signal standards.
Noun
able (uncountable)
- (military) The letter "A" in Navy Phonetic Alphabet.
References
Anagrams
- Abel, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, albe, bael, bale, beal, blea
French
Noun
able m (plural ables)
- a vernacular name of the common bleak (usually called ablette)
- a vernacular name of the sunbleak or moderlieschen, also called able de Heckel
- (rare) a vernacular name of any of some other related fishes in the genus Alburnus (Cyprinidae)
Further reading
- “able” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- Abel, Bâle, béal, bêla
Old French
Alternative forms
- abile
- abille
- habile
Etymology
Latin habilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.bl?/
Adjective
able m (oblique and nominative feminine singular able)
- able; capable
Declension
Descendants
- French: habile
- ? Romanian: abil
- ? Middle Dutch: abel
- Dutch: abel
- ? Middle English: able, habil
- English: able, habile
- ? Welsh: abl
- English: able, habile
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ebl/
- (South Scots) IPA(key): /j?bl/
Adjective
able (comparative mair able, superlative maist able)
- able, substantial, physically fit, strong, shrewd, cute
- (obsolete) well-to-do, rich
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