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stalwart.

Firmly or solidly built.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstɔːl.wət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɒl-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstoːl.wət/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ˈstɔl-/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard

  1. Firmly or solidly built.

  2. Courageous.

  3. Determined; staunch.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”), probably from staþol (“establishment; foundation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)) or stǣl (“place; condition, stead”) + -wierþe (“able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).

noun/ˈstɔːl.wət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɒl-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstoːl.wət/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ˈstɔl-/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard

  1. One who has a strong build.

  2. One who firmly supports a cause.

  3. One who is dependable.

    The party's staunchest stalwarts constitute the President's redoubtable bulwark against the latter bribery accusations.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English stal-worth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”), probably from staþol (“establishment; foundation”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)) or stǣl (“place; condition, stead”) + -wierþe (“able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).

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