stony

(Englisch)

  1. As hard as stone.
  2. Containing or made up of stones.
  3. (figuratively) Lacking warmth and emotion.
  4. (figuratively) Showing no warmth of emotion.
  5. (Australia, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang) Ellipsis of stony broke: without any money.

Gegenteil von
soft, passionate, warm, welcoming
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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈstəʊni/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English stony, 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”).

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