stalwart

CEFRC1

/ˈstɔːl.wət/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Strong, loyal, and dependable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Determined; staunch.

Examples

  • He was a stalwart defender of the role of philosophy in education.

  • The party's staunchest stalwarts constitute the President's redoubtable bulwark against the latter bribery accusations.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstɒl-/
  • /ˈstoːl.wət/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Firmly or solidly built.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who has a strong build.

  2. One who firmly supports a cause.

More examples

In context

  • This true Man ſoon aſſembled him beforn: / Three Sons he had that ſtalwart were and bold, / And twenty Men of Kin in his Houſhold.

  • [A] stalwart leather-clad "boy," just returned from trapping on the waters of Grand River, on the western side the mountains, who interlards his mountain jargon with Spanish words picked up in Taos and California.

  • Now Tomlins always acted as Morgan's major domo in tent or quarters, and was also a stalwart hand either against ox, sheep, or enemy.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Scots stalwart under the influence of Walter Scott, displacing earlier stalworth, wherewith it forms a doublet. From Middle English 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 (“able to, capable of”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).