stony
pronunciation
How to pronounce stony in British English:
UK [ˈstəʊni]
How to pronounce stony in American English:
US [ˈstoʊni]
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- Adjective:
- abounding in rocks or stones
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
- hard as granite
Word Origin
- stony (adj.)
- also stoney, Old English stænig; see stone (n.) + -y (2). Similar formation in Old High German steinag, German Steinig, Swedish stenig. Related: Stonily; stoniness.
Synonym
motionless indecipherable unreadable fixed staring-out calm glaring unwavering unmoved staring enigmatic unknowable still
stubborn unrelenting cold steely frigid haughty insensible austere unforgiving heartless iron-jawed indifferent persevering unyielding indurate unmoved rigid hard cold-blooded tough unkind stern pitiless determined unsympathetic callous ironhearted uninvolved obdurate merciless severe cool bloodless unfeeling harsh unbending inflexible insensitive cold-hearted hard-hearted uncaring obstinate cruel icy
Example
- 1. Arthur stone in the department of psychiatry and behavioral science at stony brook university in new york led the study .
- 2. Inside the stony horizon , the wolf 's tongue .
- 3. She responded to his suggestion with a stony silence .
- 4. Research from stony brook university in new york suggests that couples who regularly do new and different things together are happier than those who repeat the same old habits .
- 5. A small stony asteroid can 't survive the plaster of ours atmosphere .