stalworth

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UK/ˈstɔːl.wəθ/UK/ˈstɒl-/US/ˈstɔl.wɚθ/US/ˈstɑl-/

adjective

Stalwart.

OriginMiddle English stalworth ← Old English stǣlwierþe ← Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →
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Meanings

stalworth1

adjectivestalworth (comparative more stalworth, superlative most stalworth)

comparative more stalworth · superlative most stalworth

  1. archaicobsoleteStalwart.

    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
nounstalworth (plural stalworths)

plural stalworths

  1. archaicobsoleteStalwart.

Stalworth2

proper nounStalworth (plural Stalworths)

plural Stalworths · alternative Stallard · alternative Stallwood

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brave

Origin

stalworth · adjective, noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wert-“to rotate, turn”
  2. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-“to stand (up)”
  3. Old Englishstǣlwierþe“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”
  4. Middle Englishstalworth
  5. Englishstalworth

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.

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Stalworth · proper noun

  1. Old Englishstǣlwierþe“able to stand in good stead, serviceable”
  2. Middle Englishstalworth“physically strong, hardy, robust; brave, courageous”
  3. EnglishStalworth

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”).

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APA

stalworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stalworth

MLA

“stalworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stalworth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stalworth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stalworth.

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