the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state or quality of being stout.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state or quality of being stout, in any sense.
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n. the property of excessive fatness
n. the property of being strong and resolute
Word Usage
"He always wears the camel's-hair tunic, which ends just below the knee; at Siena it is thick, like some woolly fleece; it conceals and broadens the frame, thus suggesting a stoutness which is not warranted by the size of the leg."