different between tall vs stout

English

Etymology

From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent, good, valiant, lively in speech, bold, great, large, big”), from Old English *tæl, ?etæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable, obedient”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon”). Cognate with Scots tal (“high, lofty, tall”), Old Frisian tel (“swift”), Old Saxon gital (“quick”), Old High German gizal (“active, agile”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (untals, “indocile, disobedient”).

The Oxford English Dictionary notes: "The sense development [of tall] is remarkable, but is paralleled more or less by that of other adjectives expressing estimation, such as buxom, canny, clean, clever, cunning, deft, elegant, handsome, pretty, proper; German klein, as compared with English clean, presents the antithesis to modern tall as compared to tall in early Middle English. It has been conjectured that in the sense 'high of stature' it is a different word, adopted from the Welsh tal in some sense; but the latter is, according to Professor Rh?s, merely a 16th-century borrowing of the English word (in Owen Pughe's Dictionary erroneously mixed up with the genuine Welsh word tal (“end, brow, forehead”), with which it has no possible connection.)"

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t??l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?l/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /t?l/
• Rhymes: -??l

Adjective

tall (comparative taller, superlative tallest)

1. (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
2. (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
3. (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
4. (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
5. (obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
6. (obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
7. (obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
8. (archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Antonyms

• (of a person): short
• (of a building): short, low, low-rise

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Welsh: tal

Translations

Noun

tall (plural talls)

1. (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall.

References

• tall at OneLook Dictionary Search

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *talna, related to Lithuanian tylù (“to become silent”), Old Irish tuilid (“to sleep”), Proto-Slavic *toliti (“to persuade, to make quiet”).

Verb

tall (first-person singular past tense talla, participle tallur)

1. to laugh at
2. to mock

Derived terms

• tallje

References

Breton

Adjective

tall

1. Hard mutation of dall.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin talea.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ta?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Noun

tall m (plural talls)

1. cut

Further reading

• “tall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

tall (genitive talle, partitive talle)

1. lamb

Declension

Note: the short plural forms from illative onward are almost never used.

Etymology 2

Noun

tall (genitive talli, partitive talli)

1. horse stable

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tal (“talk, speech, number”), from Proto-Germanic *tal? (“number, speech”).

Noun

tall n (definite singular tallet, indefinite plural tall, definite plural talla or tallene)

1. number, numeral, figure

Derived terms

See also

• tal (Nynorsk)

References

• “tall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tall f (definite singular talla or talli, indefinite plural taller, definite plural tallene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by toll

Old Irish

Adverb

tall

1. there

2. then

Descendants

• Irish: thall
• Scottish Gaelic: thall

Determiner

tall

1. that (used after the noun, which is preceded by the definite article)

Synonyms

• sin

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tal/

Noun

tall c

1. pine, Scots pine tree, Pinus sylvestris

Declension

Synonyms

• fura
• fur (uncountable)

Related terms

• tallkotte
• tallväxter

See also

• barrväxter
• furu
• furutimmer
• furuträ
• falla som en fura

Anagrams

• allt

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)

1. Large; bulky.

   Synonyms: thickset, corpulent, fat

2. (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.

3. (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.

4. Firm; resolute; dauntless.
5. Materially strong, enduring.
6. Obstinate.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

stout (plural stouts)

1. (beer) A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.

   Coordinate term: porter

2. 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.

3. 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.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English stout, from Old English st?t (“gnat; midge”).

Alternative forms

• stoat, stut (dialectal)

Noun

stout (plural stouts)

1. Gnat.

   Synonym: midge

2. 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)

1. naughty, disobedient, mischievous

2. high (expectations)
3. (archaic) bold, audacious

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: stout

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English stout.

Noun

stout m or n (uncountable)

1. stout (brew)

   Synonym: stoutbier

Finnish

Noun

stout

1. stout (type of beer)

Declension

Anagrams

• sotut

Spanish

Noun

stout f (plural stouts)

1. stout (beer)