Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoutheartedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stout-heart-ed-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Courage, pluck, boldness.

Uncountable

noun

Resoluteness, fortitude, dauntlessness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Horatius, on duty when the enemy attacked, displayed a stoutheartedness unmatched by his companions. He kept them from running away by promising to hold off the enemy while they destroyed the bridge behind him."
"In a vacant gesture the foreman began making rounds during breakfast, glad-handing the men as they sulked over their porridge and coffee, reminding them of their fortitude and stoutheartedness."
"The oak (Quercus pedunculata and Q. sessiliflord) our national tree is an emblem of British stoutheartedness and of the British constitution ; which like the tree has continued longer than most of its fellows."

Etymology

From stouthearted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stouthearted

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

stout-heartedness (alternative)

Questions

What does stoutheartedness mean?: Courage, pluck, boldness.
Where does stoutheartedness come from?: From stouthearted + -ness.

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