stony
(Inglese)
- As hard as stone.
- Containing or made up of stones.
- (figuratively) Lacking warmth and emotion.
- (figuratively) Showing no warmth of emotion.
- (Australia, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang) Ellipsis of stony broke: without any money.
Opposto di
soft, passionate, warm, welcoming
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈstəʊni/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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”).
full of rocks
full of stones
of stone
made of stones
rocky place
pedregoso
πετρώδης
rocailleux
pedregós
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