stalwart
11stalwart — stalwartly, adv. stalwartness, n. /stawl weuhrt/, adj. 1. strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust. 2. strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight. 3. firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N. n. 4. a physically… …
12stalwart — stal|wart1 [ˈsto:lwət US ˈsto:lwərt] n someone who is very loyal to a particular organization or set of ideas, and works hard for them ▪ old party stalwarts stalwart of ▪ Rob s a stalwart of the school s chess club. stalwart 2 stalwart2 adj [:… …
13stalwart — UK [ˈstɔːlwə(r)t] / US [ˈstɔlwərt] adjective 1) a stalwart friend or supporter is very loyal 2) literary used for describing a person who looks very strong Derived word: stalwart UK / US noun countable Word forms stalwart : singular stalwart… …
14stalwart — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, alteration of stalworth, from Old English stǣlwierthe serviceable Date: 15th century marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit < stalwart common sense > Synonyms: see strong •… …
15stalwart — [14] The ancestor of stalwart was Old English stǣlwierthe. The second half of this compound adjective denoted ‘worth, worthy’, but the precise significance of the first element is not clear. It represents Old English stǣl ‘place’, perhaps used… …
16stalwart — [ˈstɔːlwət] adj very loyal a stalwart supporter[/ex] stalwart noun [C] …
17stalwart — /ˈstɔlwət / (say stawlwuht) adjective 1. strongly and stoutly built; well developed and robust. 2. strong and brave; valiant. 3. firm, steadfast, or uncompromising. –noun 4. a physically stalwart person. 5. a steadfast or uncompromising partisan …
18stalwart — [14] The ancestor of stalwart was Old English stǣlwierthe. The second half of this compound adjective denoted ‘worth, worthy’, but the precise significance of the first element is not clear. It represents Old English stǣl ‘place’, perhaps used… …
19stalwart — adj. & n. adj. 1 strongly built, sturdy. 2 courageous, resolute, determined (stalwart supporters). n. a stalwart person, esp. a loyal uncompromising partisan. Derivatives: stalwartly adv. stalwartness n. Etymology: Sc. var. of obs. stalworth f.… …
20Stalwart — Les Stalwarts étaient vers la fin du XIXe siècle, aux États Unis, une faction du Parti républicain. Ils s opposaient alors aux Half Breeds (modérés) pour le contrôle du parti. Les Stalwarts étaient de fervents partisans du président Grant[1] …
