granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony
(adjective) hard as granite; “a granitic fist”
flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony
(adjective) showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; “his flinty gaze”; “the child’s misery would move even the most obdurate heart”
rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony
(adjective) abounding in rocks or stones; “rocky fields”; “stony ground”; “bouldery beaches”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stony (comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)
As hard as stone.
Synonym: rock-hard
Antonym: soft
Containing or made up of stones.
Synonyms: pebbly, rocky, shingly
(figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
Synonyms: cold, cool, hard-hearted, heartless, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling
Antonyms: passionate, warm
(figuratively) Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.
Synonyms: cold, cool, frosty, unwelcoming
Antonyms: welcoming, warm
(UK & Australian, slang) Short for stony broke: without any money.
Synonym: Thesaurus:impoverished
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Stony
(fandom slang) The ship of characters Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Tony Stark (Iron Man) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ston"y, a. [Compar. Stonier; superl. Stoniest.] Etym: [AS. stanig. See Stone.]
1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust.
2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. The stony dart of senseless cold. Spenser.
3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze. Stony coral. (Zoöl.) Same as Stone coral, under Stone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
