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- [stoh-nee]
- /ˈstoʊ ni/
- /ˈstəʊ.ni/
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- [stoh-nee]
- /ˈstoʊ ni/
Definitions of stony word
- adjective stony full of or abounding in stones or rock: a stony beach. 1
- adjective stony pertaining to or characteristic of stone. 1
- adjective stony resembling or suggesting stone, especially in its hardness. 1
- adjective stony unfeeling; merciless; obdurate: a stony heart. 1
- adjective stony motionless or rigid; without expression, as the eyes or a look: a hard, stony stare. 1
- adjective stony petrifying; stupefying: stony fear. 1
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Origin of stony
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English stānig. See stone, -y1
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Parts of speech for Stony
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stony popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stony usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stony
adj stony
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- aversive — tending to dissuade or repel
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- brambly — having or resembling brambles.
adjective stony
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
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