Nouns (2)
porter, porter's beer
n. a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (6)
stalwart
adj. dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"
heavyset, portly
adj. euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
stalwart, hardy, sturdy
adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
Fuzzynyms (73)
staunch, steadfast, unswerving
adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"
true
adj. consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly, strapping
adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"
big, large
adj. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
rotund
adj. spherical in shape
bellied, bulging, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant
adj. curving outward
global, ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
adj. having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
round, circular
adj. having a circular shape
hefty
adj. of considerable weight and size; "a hefty dictionary"
tough, strong
adj. substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
fit, healthy
adj. physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
whole, sound, hale
adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
well
adj. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"
mighty
adj. having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
robust
adj. strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
hardy
adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"
vigorous, forceful, muscular
adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
rugged
adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
stable
adj. firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation; "the economy is stable"
strong
adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
convincing
adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"
tough, toughened
adj. physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
solid, substantial, sturdy
adj. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
staunch, steadfast, unswerving
adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"
wholesome
adj. sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"
powerful
adj. having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
hefty, muscular, powerful, brawny
adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
powerful, knock-down
adj. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"
secure
adj. free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
Synonyms (68)
dead set, out to, intent on, bent on, determined to
adj. fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
determined
adj. characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"
firm, steady, steadfast, unshakable, unfaltering, unwavering
adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
hell-bent
adj. recklessly determined; "hell-bent on winning"
Spartan
adj. resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage"
undaunted, undismayed, unshaken
adj. unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made"
undeterred, undiscouraged
adj. not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell
abdominous, paunchy, potbellied
adj. having a large belly
blubber, blubbery
adj. swollen with fat; "blubber cheeks"; "blubber lips"; "a coarse blubbery individual"
embonpoint, plump, buxom, chubby, zaftig, zoftig
adj. euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump"
compact, thick, thickset, heavyset, stocky
adj. heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man"
corpulent, obese
adj. excessively fat; "a weighty man"
double-chinned, jowly, loose-jowled
adj. having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby
adj. short and plump
fattish
adj. somewhat fat
overweight, heavy, fleshy
adj. usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
gross, porcine
adj. repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man"
husky, vigorous, strong, beefy, burly, buirdly, strapping
adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"
big-boned
adj. having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh
chesty, big-chested
adj. marked by a large or well-developed chest; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered
adj. having broad shoulders; "big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
iron, rugged, cast-iron
adj. extremely robust; "an iron constitution"
heavy-armed
adj. having massive arms; "he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
square-built
adj. broad and solidly built
Antonyms (9)
lean, thin
adj. lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
frail
adj. physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"
weak, infirm, feeble, decrepit, weakly
adj. lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
unsound
adj. not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"
stout
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