stout-heartedness

A form of stoutheartedness — Courage, pluck, boldness.

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Meanings

nounstout-heartedness (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of stoutheartedness.

    Care in listening, and stout-heartedness in holding to good counsel, is a wife's great protection.

    1841, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer
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    But I also know, because you have shown me, that yours is the courage and stout-heartedness that can meet any demands cheerfully and willingly, without hope of reward other than that which comes with a job well done...

    2014, Jay A. Stout, Fighter Group: The 352nd "Blue-Nosed Bastards" in World War II, →ISBN, page 74

Origin

From stout-hearted + -ness.

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APA

stout-heartedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stout-heartedness

MLA

“stout-heartedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stout-heartedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stout-heartedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stout-heartedness.

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