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stony
adjective \ˈstō-nē\
: full of stones
: made of stone or hard like stone
: showing no emotion or friendliness
ston·i·erston·i·est
Full Definition of STONY
2
a : insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate b : manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb, expressionless c : fearfully gripping : petrifying
3
archaic : consisting of or made of stones
4
British : stone broke
— ston·i·ly \ˈstō-nə-lē\ adverb
— ston·i·ness \ˈstō-nē-nəs\ noun
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Variants of STONY
stony also ston·ey \ˈstō-nē\
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First Known Use of STONY
before 12th century
Related to STONY
- Synonyms
- affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, hard (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
STONINESS Defined for Kids
stony
adjective \ˈstō-nē\
ston·i·erston·i·est
Definition of STONY for Kids
1
: full of stones <stony soil>
2
: hard as or like stone <stony meteorites>
3
: insensitive 1, unfeeling <a stony stare>
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