stalwartness
Variant of stalwart
stal·wart (stôl′wərt)
adjective
- strong and well-built; sturdy; robust
- brave; valiant
- resolute; firm; unyielding
Etymology: ME stalworthe < OE stælwyrthe, short for statholwyrthe, firm < stathol, foundation (see staddle) + wyrthe, worth: hence, lit., having a firm foundation
noun
- a stalwart person
- a person supporting a cause, esp. that of a political party, with firm partisanship
Related Forms:
- stalwartly stal′·wartly adverb
- stalwartness stal′·wart·ness noun
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