'Stalwart' definitions:
Definition of 'stalwart'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy]
adjective
Dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: stalwart, stout]
adjective
Used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army" [syn: stalwart, stouthearted]
noun
A person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt) [syn: loyalist, stalwart]
Definition of 'Stalwart'
From: GCIDE
- Stalwart \Stal"wart\ (st[o^]l"w[~e]rt or st[add]l"-; 277), Stalworth \Stal"worth\ (-w[~e]rth), a. [OE. stalworth, AS. staelwyr[eth] serviceable, probably originally, good at stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards extended to other causes of estimation. See Steal, v. t., Worth, a.] Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent. "A stalwart tiller of the soil." --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]
- Fair man he was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of Brunne. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Stalworth is now disused, or but little used, stalwart having taken its place. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stalwart'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a man,
- abettor,
- able-bodied,
- Achilles,
- adipose,
- admirer,
- advocate,
- aficionado,
- angel,
- Antaeus,
- apologist,
- athletic,
- Atlas,
- audacious,
- backer,
- beefy,
- big-bellied,
- bloated,
- blowzy,
- bold,
- bold-spirited,
- bosomy,
- bouncing,
- brave,
- brawny,
- Briareus,
- Brobdingnagian,
- buff,
- bulldog,
- bully,
- bullyboy,
- burly,
- buxom,
- champion,
- Charles Atlas,
- chivalric,
- chivalrous,
- chubby,
- chunky,
- chutzpanik,
- colossus,
- Conservative,
- corpulent,
- courageous,
- Cyclops,
- daring,
- dauntless,
- David,
- decorated hero,
- defender,
- demigod,
- demigoddess,
- Democrat,
- dependence,
- determined,
- distended,
- doughty,
- dumpy,
- encourager,
- endorser,
- exponent,
- fan,
- fat,
- fattish,
- favorer,
- fearless,
- fighting cock,
- firm,
- fit,
- fleshy,
- flush,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- friend at court,
- full,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- gallant,
- game,
- gamecock,
- giant,
- Goliath,
- good soldier,
- gorilla,
- greathearted,
- gross,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hale,
- hale and hearty,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hardy,
- healthy,
- hearty,
- heavyset,
- Hector,
- heeler,
- hefty,
- Hercules,
- hero,
- heroic,
- heroine,
- herolike,
- hippy,
- husky,
- imposing,
- indefatigable,
- indomitable,
- intrepid,
- iron-hard,
- ironhearted,
- knightlike,
- knightly,
- Labourite,
- lion,
- lionhearted,
- lover,
- loyalist,
- lusty,
- Maecenas,
- mainstay,
- maintainer,
- man of courage,
- manful,
- manly,
- meaty,
- mettlesome,
- mighty,
- muscle man,
- muscular,
- nervy,
- obese,
- obstinate,
- overweight,
- paladin,
- paranymph,
- partisan,
- party faithful,
- party hack,
- party man,
- party member,
- party wheelhorse,
- patron,
- paunchy,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- plucky,
- plump,
- podgy,
- Polyphemus,
- portly,
- potbellied,
- potent,
- powerful,
- powerhouse,
- promoter,
- protagonist,
- pudgy,
- puffy,
- puissant,
- pursy,
- red-blooded,
- redoubtable,
- registered Democrat,
- registered Republican,
- regular,
- relentless,
- reliance,
- Republican,
- resolute,
- robust,
- robustious,
- robustuous,
- Roland,
- roly-poly,
- rotund,
- rude,
- rugged,
- Samson,
- second,
- seconder,
- sectary,
- sider,
- sinewy,
- soldierlike,
- soldierly,
- solid,
- spirited,
- sponsor,
- square,
- squat,
- squatty,
- standby,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steely,
- stocky,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- strapping,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong man,
- strong-arm man,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- Superman,
- support,
- supporter,
- sustainer,
- swollen,
- sympathizer,
- Tarzan,
- tenacious,
- the brave,
- the mighty,
- the strong,
- thick-bodied,
- thickset,
- tiger,
- tireless,
- Titan,
- top-heavy,
- Tory,
- tough,
- tough guy,
- tower of strength,
- trouper,
- tubby,
- unafraid,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- undaunted,
- unfaltering,
- unflagging,
- unflinching,
- unswerving,
- untiring,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- upholder,
- valiant,
- valiant knight,
- valorous,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- votary,
- ward heeler,
- well-fed,
- well-wisher,
- wheelhorse,
- Whig