stalwartness
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stal·wart
(stôl′wərt)adj.
1. Loyal and resolute: a stalwart ally; stalwart support.
2. Strong and imposing: a stalwart oak tree.
n.
One who steadfastly supports an organization or cause: party stalwarts.
[Middle English, alteration of stalworth, from Old English stǣlwierthe, serviceable, probably alteration of *statholwierthe, steadfast : stathol, foundation; see staddle + weorth, valuable; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
stal′wart·ly adv.
stal′wart·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | stalwartness - the property of being strong and resolute strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
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