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stonie

stonie is the obsolete form of stony.

Meaning of stony

Adjective

stony (comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)

  1. As hard as stone.
    • a stony polymer
    Synonyms:
    rock hard, stonelike
    Antonyms:
    soft
  2. Containing or made up of stones.
    • a stony path
    Synonyms:
    pebbly, rocky, shingly
  3. (figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
    • a stony grandmother
    Antonyms:
    passionate, warm
  4. (figuratively) Of an action or expression, such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion; (usually also) emotionally cold, silent, and motionless or nearly so.
    • a stony reception
    Antonyms:
    welcoming, warm

See all 5 meanings of stony

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Stonie

Stonie (plural Stonies)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Stonie

Stonie

  1. A male given name (a nickname)
  2. A surname. (a nickname)

Forms of stonie

pluralStonies

Origin of stonie

From Stone + -ie.

Questions about stonie

What does stonie mean?
Stonie means a surname.
What is stonie the obsolete form of?
Stonie is the obsolete form of stony.
What part of speech is stonie?
Stonie is a proper noun.

Words near stonie in the dictionary

  1. Stonge
  2. Stonges
  3. stongs
  4. Stonhocker
  5. Stonhockers
  6. stonie
  7. stonier
  8. stoniest
  9. stonified
  10. stonifies
  11. stonify

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stonie (page history and authors); Stonie (page history and authors); stony (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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