stony

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ (“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stone +‎ -y. Cognate with Scots stany (“stony”), West Frisian stienich (“stony”), Dutch stenig (“stony, metalled”), German steinig (“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig (“stony, rocky, pebbly”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstəʊni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstoʊni/
• Rhymes: -əʊni

AdjectiveEdit

stony (comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)

1. As hard as stone.
2. Containing or made up of stones.

   a stony path

3. (figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
4. (figuratively) Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.

   She gave him a stony reception.

SynonymsEdit

• (hard as stone): as hard as iron, as hard as a rock, rock-hard
• (containing stones): pebbly, rocky, shingly
• (of a person): cold, cool, hard-hearted, heartless, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling
• (of an action): cold, cool, frosty, unwelcoming

AntonymsEdit

• (hard as stone): soft
• (of a person): passionate, warm
• (of an action): warm, welcoming

TranslationsEdit

hard as stone

• Polish: kamienny (pl) m

containing stones

• Danish: stenet
• German: steinern (de)
• Hungarian: köves (hu)
• Icelandic: grýttur
• Luxembourgish: stengeg
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: steinete

  Nynorsk: steinete

• Old Norse: grjót
• Polish: kamienisty (pl) m
• Swedish: stenig (sv)

of a person

• French: froid (fr), sec (fr)

of an action

Derived termsEdit

• stoniness
• stony-faced

AnagramsEdit

• Tonys, Tyson