Dictionary Definition
stalwart adj
1 having rugged physical strength; inured to
fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud
of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
[syn: hardy, stout, sturdy]
2 dependable; "the stalwart citizens at
Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn:
stout]
3 used especially of persons; "a stalwart
knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the
army" [syn: stouthearted] n : a person
who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
[syn: loyalist]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Firmly built.
- 2002 November 10, Aaron Ehasz, “Crimes of the Hot”, Futurama,
season 5, episode 1, Fox Broadcasting Company
- Morbo: 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”, Futurama,
season 5, episode 1, Fox Broadcasting Company
- Courageous.
Synonyms
- i-c firmly built firm, resilient, stout, strong
- i-c courageous brave, bold, courageous, daring, valiant
Antonyms
Translations
courageous
- Finnish: urhea
Noun
- one who has a strong build
- one who firmly supports a cause
Translations
one who has a strong build
one who firmly supports a cause
- Greek: υποστηρικτής, θιασώτης
- Finnish: uskollinen kannattaja
Extensive Definition
Stalwart is an adjective synonymous with
"strong".
Stalwart may also refer to:
Relating to people
- Stalwart (politics), member of the most patronage-oriented faction of the United States Republican Party in the late 19th century
- Stalwart Women, a biographical book of American pioneer women
Ships and military vehicles
- HMAS Stalwart, any of several ships in the Australian Navy
- USS Stalwart, any of several ships in the U.S. Navy
- RSS Stalwart (72), a formidable class frigate of the Singapore Navy
- Alvis Stalwart (FV620), a highly mobile amphibious military truck
- Any of several Stalwart class tactical auxiliary general ocean surveillance ships of the U.S. Navy
Other uses
- Ulmus 'Morton Stalwart', an elm hybrid cultivar tree
- Stalwart, Michigan, a community in Raber Township
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Achilles, Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles
Atlas, Conservative, Cyclops, David, Democrat, Goliath, Hector, Hercules, Labourite, Maecenas, Polyphemus, Republican, Roland, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, Tory, Whig, a man, abettor, able-bodied, adipose, admirer, advocate, aficionado, angel, apologist, athletic, audacious, backer, beefy, big-bellied, bloated, blowzy, bold, bold-spirited, bosomy, bouncing, brave, brawny, buff, bulldog, bully, bullyboy, burly, buxom, champion, chivalric, chivalrous, chubby, chunky, chutzpanik, colossus, corpulent, courageous, daring, dauntless, decorated hero,
defender, demigod, demigoddess, dependence, determined, distended, doughty, dumpy, encourager, endorser, exponent, fan, fat, fattish, favorer, fearless, fighting cock,
firm, fit, fleshy, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, friend at court, full, full-blooded, full-strength,
gallant, game, gamecock, giant, good soldier, gorilla, greathearted, gross, gutsy, gutty, hale, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, healthy, hearty, heavyset, heeler, hefty, hero, heroic, heroine, herolike, hippy, husky, imposing, indefatigable, indomitable, intrepid, iron-hard, ironhearted, knightlike, knightly, lion, lionhearted, lover, loyalist, lusty, mainstay, maintainer, man of courage,
manful, manly, meaty, mettlesome, mighty, muscle man, muscular, nervy, obese, obstinate, overweight, paladin, paranymph, partisan, party faithful, party
hack, party man, party member, party wheelhorse, patron, paunchy, persevering, persistent, plucky, plump, podgy, portly, potbellied, potent, powerful, powerhouse, promoter, protagonist, pudgy, puffy, puissant, pursy, red-blooded, redoubtable, registered
Democrat, registered Republican, regular, relentless, reliance, resolute, robust, robustious, robustuous, roly-poly,
rotund, rude, rugged, second, seconder, sectary, sider, sinewy, soldierlike, soldierly, solid, spirited, sponsor, square, squat, squatty, standby, staunch, steadfast, steely, stocky, stout, stouthearted, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong
as strong, strong man, strong-arm man, strong-willed, sturdy, support, supporter, sustainer, swollen, sympathizer, tenacious, the brave, the
mighty, the strong, thick-bodied, thickset, tiger, tireless, top-heavy, tough, tough guy, tower of
strength, trouper,
tubby, unafraid, unbending, uncompromising, undaunted, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unswerving, untiring, unwavering, unyielding, upholder, valiant, valiant knight,
valorous, vigorous, vital, votary, ward heeler, well-fed,
well-wisher, wheelhorse