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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Having or marked by imposing physical strength.
  2. adj. Firm and resolute; stout.
  3. n. One who is physically and morally strong.
  4. n. One who steadfastly supports an organization or cause: party stalwarts.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Stout; strong: applied to inanimate objects. [Scotch.]
  2. Hard; severe.
  3. Stormy; tempestuous.
  4. Stout; sturdy; strong; bold; brave. See stalworth.
  5. Sturdy and steadfast in partizanship: in United States politics [capitalized], noting various sections of the Republican party. See the phrase.
  6. Synonyms Stout, Sturdy, etc. (see robust), sinewy, brawny, muscular, strapping, powerful, valorous, resolute.
  7. n. A strong or sturdy person.
  8. n. A stout and steadfast partizan; specifically [capitalized], same as Stalwart Republican. See above.
  9. n. An ascetic, dogmatic, and strenuous person: noting a social type.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Firmly built.
  2. adj. Courageous.
  3. n. one who has a strong build
  4. n. one who firmly supports a cause

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
  2. adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  3. adj. dependable.
  4. adj. used especially of persons

Etymologies

  1. From Scots stalwart (= English stalworth). From Middle English stalwurthe, from Old English stǣlwierþe (“capable of standing in good stead, serviceable”), from stǣl (“fixed position, station”) + -wierþe (“-able”). Compare staddle, worth; see also stalwart. More at stalworth. (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle English, alteration of stalworth, from Old English stǣlwierthe, serviceable, probably alteration of *statholwierthe, steadfast : stathol, foundation; see staddle + weorth, valuable. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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synonyms (11)

Words with the same meaning

  1. brave
  2. bold
  1. strong
  2. redoubted
  1. daring
  2. vehement
  1. violent
  2. stout
  1. sturdy
  2. valiant
  1. courageous

equivalents (5)

Other words for ‘stalwart’

  1. robust
  1. resolute
  1. brave
  1. courageous
  1. stalworth

antonyms (5)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. gutless
  1. spineless
  1. cowardly
  1. qualifier
  1. informal

hypernyms (6)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. champion
  1. supporter
  1. admirer
  1. booster
  1. protagonist
  1. friend

same context (16)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. sturdy
  2. burly
  3. hardy
  1. valiant
  2. brawny
  3. brave
  1. broad-shouldered
  2. staunch
  3. bearded
  1. fine-looking
  2. loyal
  3. trusty
  1. muscular
  2. athletic
  3. good-looking
  1. bronzed

reverse dictionary (13)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. stalwartism
  2. stalwart
  1. stalwartness
  2. kroo
  1. brave
  2. Thomas
  1. keep
  2. stalwartly
  1. muscular
  2. stalwarth
  1. stark
  2. stout
  1. sturdy

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