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stony

/ˈstoʊni/adjective2 syllables

Stony means: showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings.

Synonyms for stony29

adjective, as in showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, hardhearted, heartless

adjective, as in abounding in rocks or stones

rocky, bouldery, bouldered, rough, unsmooth

adjective, as in hard as granite

granitic, granitelike, rocklike, hard

also used for stony

rock hard, stonelike, pebbly, shingly, stone cold, cold, cool, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling, brutal, callous, frosty, unwelcoming, stone broke

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What does stony mean?3

adjective

1

showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings“his flinty gaze”

2

abounding in rocks or stones“rocky fields”

3

hard as granite“a granitic fist”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stony?8

two syllables

tonyponyphonybonyconey

three syllables

bologna

four syllables

macaronipepperoni
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Stony in a sentence

  • He had a stony face, etched by time.jamessilver
  • When he was asked why he had done that, he maintained a stony silence.Ergulis
  • The stony beach was painful to walk on.katix824
  • Can you lend me some money? I'm stony broke.WarsawWill
  • For stony limits cannot hold love out.carlosalberto
  • Tom's joke was met with stony silence.patgfisher

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Forms of stony

as a adjective

comparative
stonier
superlative
stoniest