flinty

Meaning

1. Resembling or containing flint; hard like flint.
2. Siliceous (including basanite).
3. (figuratively) Showing a lack of emotion.
4. Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

Synonyms

stony

obdurate

hard

flint

granitic

rocky

rockbound

solid

steely

stern

stiff

stone

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stubbed

stubbly

tough

truculent

unfeeling

unyielding

bloody-minded

scirrhous

callous

cold-hearted

cruel

crusty

hard-hearted

Translations

duro di cuore

di silice

siliceo

di pietra

πέτρινος

cruel

intraitable

têtu

dur comme fer

intraîtable

opiniâtre

متصلّب

pétreo

hartherzig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɪnti/

Etymology

From flint + -y.