stout-hearted

[ stout-hahr-tid ]

adjective

1. brave and resolute; dauntless.

Other Words From

• stout-hearted·ly adverb
• stout-hearted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stout-hearted¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Sometimes perhaps a tramp will wander there, seeking shelter from a sudden shower of rain and, if he is stout-hearted, he may walk there with impunity.

From Literature

Game of Thrones’ most stout-hearted characters sit on the king-appointment council now, but it’s easy enough to imagine that, within a generation, they’ll revert to the status quo where the power-hungry rule.

From Slate

At length even the stout-hearted would fling themselves to the ground as the hidden menace passed over them, or they would stand, letting their weapons fall from nerveless hands while into their minds a blackness came, and they thought no more of war; but only of hiding and of crawling, and of death.

From Literature

The winged Shadows were not seen again that day, yet ever and anon, high above the city, a faint cry would come, and many who heard it would stand stricken with a passing dread, while the less stout-hearted quailed and wept.

From Literature

Britain and America, the stout-hearted good guys, the countries that don’t turn their backs on Europe or those in need.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• adventurous
• audacious
• confident
• courageous
• daring
• dashing
• fearless
• foolhardy
• gallant
• gutsy
• heroic
• reckless
• resolute
• spirited
• spunky
• stout
• strong
• valiant