adj
stour
Stour (adj) means Tall, large or sturdily built.
adj
1
Tall, large or sturdily built.
2
Strong, tough and full of stamina.
3
Bold and daring.
4
Harsh in manner, strict and bad-tempered.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English store, stoor, stour ("tall, powerful"), from Old English stōr ("tall, great, mighty, strong"), from Proto-West Germanic *stōr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, *stōrijaz ("great, big, strong"), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-r-, *stō-r- ("steadfast, firm; standing tall; big, bulky"). Cognates include Scots stour ("tall, large, great, stout"), Saterland Frisian stor ("great, many"), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian stor ("large, great"), Icelandic stórr ("large, tall"), Polish stary ("old, ancient") and Albanian stër- ("big, huge"). Compare also stoor, steer and stately.
Rhymes for stour
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What is the meaning of stour?
"stour" (adj) means tall, large or sturdily built.
What are the different meanings of stour?
"stour" has 3 main meanings: 1. Tall, large or sturdily built; 2. Strong, tough and full of stamina; 3. Bold and daring.
