stoutheartedness n the trait of having a courageous spirit Usage(s) Confederacy endorsed The Southerner as portraying "courage, stoutheartedness and love of the land. At the time, it was thought that sympathy and admiration for Reagan's good-humored stoutheartedness helped to swing votes his way. The stoutheartedness of such Frenchmen as De Gaulle, Mandel, Herriot and General Alphonse Georges gave the Premier only temporary shots in the arm. Antonym(s) faintheartedness