STONY

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

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Etymology

Adjective

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

Anagrams

• Tonys, Tyson, synto

Etymology

Proper noun

Stony

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Tony Stark (Iron Man) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Anagrams

• Tonys, Tyson, synto

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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