stalwart
Syllables: stal·wartUK/ˈstɔːl.wət/
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Australia/ˈstoːl.wət/
stalwart adjective: firmly or solidly built.
Adjective
stalwart (comparative more stalwart, superlative most stalwart)
- Firmly or solidly built.
- This true Man ſoon aſſembled him beforn: / Three Sons he had that ſtalwart were and bold, / And twenty Men of Kin in his Houſhold.1709, [Henry the Minstrel], “How Wallace Came into Scotland Again at the Battel of Elchok-Park”, in The Life and Acts of the Most Famous and Valiant Champion, Sir William Wallace, Knight of...
- [A] stalwart leather-clad "boy," just returned from trapping on the waters of Grand River, on the western side the mountains, who interlards his mountain jargon with Spanish words picked up in Taos and California.1849, George Frederick Ruxton, chapter III, in Life in the Far West (Plains and Rockies; 175), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 71
- Synonyms:
- firm
- Courageous.
- Many other learned men of the age followed him [Romolo Amaseo] to the field, and contended with much zeal for the cause of the Latin; some even went so far as to wish the Italian completely banished entirely from the world. But stalwart champions were not wanting on the other side; and, to be...1832 October, “Art[icle] II.— History of the Italian Language and Dialects. Saggi di Prose e Poesie de’ più celebri Scrittori d’ogni Secolo. VI. vol. 8vo. (Selected by L. Nardini and S. Buonaiuti.)...
- Now Tomlins always acted as Morgan's major domo in tent or quarters, and was also a stalwart hand either against ox, sheep, or enemy.1842, E[dward] Howard, chapter XXXI, in Sir Henry Morgan, the Buccaneer, Paris: Baudry's European Library, […] and Stassin and Xavier, […], →OCLC, page 241
- Synonyms:
- bold
- Determined; staunch.
- Synonyms:
- dependable, loyal
Noun (1)
stalwart (plural stalwarts)
- One who has a strong build.
- One who firmly supports a cause.
- Too much authority, blind authority, mere authority, whether that of the Prince or the priest, of the Raja or the Nabob, of the oligarch or the official, of the wealty and the prosperous is the bane of Indian life, yet these stalwarts of reform always take shelter behind big names.1920?, [Lala] Lajpat Rai, “A Fight for Crumbs”, in The Call to Young India, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India: S. Ganesan & Co., →OCLC, pages 68–69
- But I am sure there must be a great many Socialists who would fairly turn in their graves if they knew how their successors in the Labour Party were "ratting" on the policy laid down by the old stalwarts.1954 August 17, Thomas Leonard Hayman, “Financial Statement”, in New Zealand Parliamentary Debates: Fifth Session, Thirtieth Parliament: House of Representatives, volume 304 (Comprising the Period...
- One who is dependable.
- The party's staunchest stalwarts constitute the President's redoubtable bulwark against the latter bribery accusations.
- Other erstwhile stalwarts are also wavering. Southampton had two of the best full-backs in the league last season but Ryan Bertrand has been below par this season and Cédric Soares made an uncharacteristic lapse that led to Stoke's winning goal in Southampton's last outing.2017 October 14, Paul Doyle, “Mauricio Pellegrino yet to find attacking solution for stuttering Southampton: Nothing so far this season suggests the Argentinian will be more successful than Claude...
Noun (2) capitalized: Stalwart
Stalwart (plural Stalwarts)
- A member of the former Stalwarts Republican party of the United States during the Gilded Age.
stalwart meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
stalwart in Tamil
- உலையா உறுதி வாய்ந்த, பற்றுறுதியதாளர், வல்லவர், வீரமிக்க
stalwart in Urdu
- قوی, شجاع
stalwart in Bengali
- নিষ্ঠাবান, সাহসী, শক্তিশালী
stalwart in Malayalam
- അരോഗദൃഢഗാത്രനായ, പൗരുഷമുളള, ഗാഢമായ, ബലിഷ്ഠനായ
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- stalwart in Kannada
- ಕಟ್ಟಾಳು, ಕೂರಾಳು, ದೃಢಕಾಯ, ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ
Examples of stalwart in a sentence
- The driver was a stalwart woman who sat at ease in the front seat and drove her car bare-headed.1912 August, Willa Sibert Cather, “The Bohemian Girl”, in McClure’s Magazine, volume XXXIX, number 4, [New York, N.Y.]: McClure...
- Direct your attention now to the African turtles seen here migrating … Morbo wishes these stalwart nomads peace.2002 November 10, Aaron Ehasz, “Crimes of the Hot”, in Futurama, season 5, episode 1, spoken by Morbo, via Fox Broadcasting Company:
- But stalwart champions were not wanting on the other side; and, to be brief, the impulse of public opinion soon swept away all opposition, and the popular cause was triumphant.1832 October, “Art[icle] II.— History of the Italian Language and Dialects. Saggi di Prose e Poesie de’ più celebri Scrittori d’ogni...
- In August, the Los Angeles-area stalwart the Lab also closed its dance space, a 12,000-square-foot location in West Covina.2021 December 2, Margaret Fuhrer, “Mothers of Reinvention: The Lab Pivots as Studios Close”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Synonyms of stalwart
Antonyms
Forms of stalwart
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more stalwart |
| superlative | most stalwart |
| Noun | |
| plural | stalwarts |
| plural | Stalwarts |
Origin of stalwart
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”)).
From stalwart.
Words formed from stalwart
Questions about stalwart
- What does stalwart mean?
- Stalwart means firmly or solidly built.
- What is stalwart in Tamil?
- Stalwart in Tamil is உலையா உறுதி வாய்ந்த, பற்றுறுதியதாளர், வல்லவர். See Stalwart meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use stalwart in a sentence?
- The driver was a stalwart woman who sat at ease in the front seat and drove her car bare-headed.
- What part of speech is stalwart?
- Stalwart can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce stalwart?
- Stalwart is pronounced /ˈstɔːl.wət/ (UK).
Words near stalwart in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stalwart (page history and authors); Stalwart (page history and authors); stalwart (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stalwart (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stalwart (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stalwart (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stalwart (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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