stony
Meaning
- 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.
Opposite of
soft, passionate, warm, welcoming
Synonyms
full of rocks
full of stones
of stone
made of stones
rocky place
Translations
steinig
pedregoso
pietroso
πετρώδης
rocailleux
pétreo
pedregós σκληρόςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstəʊni/
Etymology
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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