Stalwart — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɔːlwɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɔːlwɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɔːlwɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɔːlwɔːɹt/.

Examples

hardy explorers of northern Canada
proud of her tall stalwart son
stout seamen

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loyalist stouthearted hardy sturdy stout

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
adjective	having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships “hardy explorers of northern Canada”
adjective	dependable “the stalwart citizens at Lexington”
adjective	used especially of persons “a stalwart knight”

Word Forms

hardiness	noun	the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
stoutness	noun	the property of being strong and resolute
sturdiness	noun	the state of being vigorous and robust
stalwartness	noun	the property of being strong and resolute
stoutheartedness	noun	the trait of having a courageous spirit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

standhaft

eine Person, die ihrer Treue treu bleibt (besonders in Zeiten der Revolte)

🇫🇷French

vigoureux

une personne fidèle à son allégeance (surtout en période de révolte)

🇪🇸Spanish

leal

una persona que es leal a su lealtad (especialmente en tiempos de revuelta)

🇮🇹Italian

coraggioso

una persona che è fedele alla propria fedeltà (specialmente in tempi di rivolta)

🇳🇱Dutch

stoer

een persoon die loyaal is aan hun trouw (vooral in tijden van opstand)

🇵🇹Portuguese

robusto

uma pessoa que é leal à sua lealdade (especialmente em tempos de revolta)

🇷🇺Russian

стойкий приверженец

человек, верный своей верности (особенно во времена восстания)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिग्गज

एक व्यक्ति जो उनकी निष्ठा के प्रति वफादार है (विशेषकर विद्रोह के समय में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অটল

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি তাদের আনুগত্যের প্রতি অনুগত (বিশেষ করে বিদ্রোহের সময়)

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியான

அவர்களின் விசுவாசத்திற்கு விசுவாசமாக இருக்கும் ஒரு நபர் (குறிப்பாக கிளர்ச்சி காலங்களில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

దృఢమైన

వారి విధేయతకు విధేయుడైన వ్యక్తి (ముఖ్యంగా తిరుగుబాటు సమయాల్లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

दिग्गज

एक व्यक्ती जी त्यांच्या निष्ठेशी एकनिष्ठ आहे (विशेषत: बंडाच्या वेळी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિષ્ઠિત

એક વ્યક્તિ જે તેમની નિષ્ઠા માટે વફાદાર છે (ખાસ કરીને બળવાના સમયે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧೀಮಂತ

ಅವರ ನಿಷ್ಠೆಗೆ ನಿಷ್ಠರಾಗಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ದಂಗೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധീരൻ

അവരുടെ വിശ്വസ്തതയോട് വിശ്വസ്തനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കലാപ സമയങ്ങളിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਵਫ਼ਾਦਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਵਫ਼ਾਦਾਰ ਹੈ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਬਗ਼ਾਵਤ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مضبوط

وہ شخص جو اپنی وفاداری کا وفادار ہے (خاص طور پر بغاوت کے وقت)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚定的

忠于自己的忠诚的人（尤其是在叛乱时期）

🇯🇵Japanese

屈強な

忠誠心に忠実な人（特に反乱の時）

🇰🇷Korean

매우 충실한

자신의 충성에 충실한 사람 (특히 반란의 시기에)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiên quyết

một người trung thành với lòng trung thành của họ (đặc biệt là trong thời điểm nổi dậy)

🇹🇭Thai

แข็งแกร่ง

บุคคลที่จงรักภักดีต่อความจงรักภักดี (โดยเฉพาะในเวลาที่เกิดการปฏิวัติ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendukung

seseorang yang setia pada kesetiaannya (terutama di saat pemberontakan)

🇵🇭Filipino

matatag

isang taong tapat sa kanilang katapatan (lalo na sa panahon ng pag-aalsa)

🇲🇾Malay

teguh

seseorang yang setia kepada kesetiaan mereka (terutama semasa pemberontakan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قوي البنية

الشخص المخلص لولاءه (خاصة في أوقات الثورة)

🇮🇷Persian

استوار

شخصی که به وفاداری آنها وفادار است (به ویژه در زمان شورش)

🇹🇷Turkish

korkusuz

Bağlılığına sadık bir kişi (özellikle isyan zamanlarında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

איתן

אדם שנאמן לנאמנותו (במיוחד בתקופות של מרד)

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