stalwartness

Variant of stalwart

adjective

  1. strong and well-built; sturdy; robust
  2. brave; valiant
  3. resolute; firm; unyielding

Origin: ME stalworthe < OE stælwyrthe, short for statholwyrthe, firm < stathol, foundation (see staddle) + wyrthe, worth: hence, lit., having a firm foundation

noun

  1. a stalwart person
  2. a person supporting a cause, esp. that of a political party, with firm partisanship

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