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stalworth

Syllables: stal·worthUK/ˈstɔːl.wəθ/US/ˈstɔl.wɚθ/

stalworth adjective: stalwart.

Adjective

stalworth (comparative more stalworth, superlative most stalworth)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) Stalwart.
    • Our blooming friend, the handsome and stalworth Magnolia, having got a confidential hint from agitated Mrs. Mack, trudged up to the mills, in a fine frenzy, vowing vengeance on Mary Matchwell, for she liked poor Sally Nutter well.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

Noun

stalworth (plural stalworths)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) Stalwart.

Proper noun capitalized: Stalworth

Stalworth (plural Stalworths)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Forms of stalworth

Adjective
comparativemore stalworth
superlativemost stalworth
Noun
pluralstalworths
Proper noun
pluralStalworths
alternative formStallard
alternative formStallwood

Origin of stalworth

From Middle English stalworth, 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 (suffix meaning “able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)). Displaced by stalwart, which forms a doublet. Compare staddle and worth.

Nickname for a well-built or brave person, from Middle English stalworth (“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”), from Old English stǣlwierþe (“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”).

Words formed from stalworth

Questions about stalworth

What does stalworth mean?
Stalworth means stalwart.
What part of speech is stalworth?
Stalworth can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce stalworth?
Stalworth is pronounced /ˈstɔːl.wəθ/ (UK).

Words near stalworth in the dictionary

  1. stalwartizes
  2. stalwartizing
  3. stalwartly
  4. stalwartness
  5. stalwarts
  6. stalworth
  7. stalworthly
  8. stalworthness
  9. stalworths
  10. Stalybridge
  11. Stalzer

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