Stoutheartedness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stoutheartedness is a noun meaning Courage, pluck, boldness.
Meaning
Courage, pluck, boldness.
More Meanings
- Resoluteness, fortitude, dauntlessness.
Example Sentences
In a vacant gesture the foreman began making rounds during breakfast, glad-handing the men as they sulked over their porridge and coffee, reminding them of their fortitude and stoutheartedness.
The oak (Quercus pedunculata and Q. sessiliflord) our national tree is an emblem of British stoutheartedness and of the British constitution ; which like the tree has continued longer than most of its fellows.
Horatius, on duty when the enemy attacked, displayed a stoutheartedness unmatched by his companions. He kept them from running away by promising to hold off the enemy while they destroyed the bridge behind him.
Word Forms
- stout-heartedness
Antonyms for stoutheartedness
Common opposites include faintheartedness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stout-heartedness, strongheartedness, high-heartedness, highheartedness, heart, greatheartedness.
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