stony
UK/ˈstəʊni/US/ˈstoʊni/
stony adjective: as hard as stone. Also the ellipsis of stony broke.
Adjective
stony (comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)
- As hard as stone.
- a stony polymer
- Antonyms:
- soft
- Containing or made up of stones.
- a stony path
- The track was stony with a grassy camber up the middle.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 443
- Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
- a stony grandmother
- When Victor Laszlo leads the demoralized French in the “Marseilles^([sic – meaning Marseillaise]),” and even Yvonne, the chippy who is sleeping with a Nazi officer, joins in, the stoniest intellectual collapses in tears.2012 March 19, David Denby, “Everybody Comes to Rick’s: “Casablanca” on the Big Screen”, in The New Yorker
- Synonyms:
- stone cold, cold, cool, hardhearted, heartless, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling, brutal, callous
- Antonyms:
- passionate, warm
- 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
- a stony look
- Synonyms:
- stone cold, cold, cool, frosty, unwelcoming
Proper noun capitalized: Stony
Stony
- The ship of characters Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Tony Stark (Iron Man) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- The "Stony" fandom takes the comic remediation ship or genderswap and removes it from its aesthetic relationship by placing it within a new remediated work.2013 July, Poe Johnson, “Cultural Memory as Fandom Ideology in the Remediated World”, in The Phoenix Papers, volume 1, number 2, page 51
- It tugged at my heartstrings with Steve's memories, as well as giving me so many Stony feels.2013 July, “Fandoms Assemble 2013 Fanfic Awards”, in Fandoms Assemble, page 21
Also used as
stony is also the ellipsis of stony broke.
stony meaning in Persian
stony in Persian
- hard as stone
- سنگی sangi
- containing stones
- سنگدار sangdâr
- of a person
- سنگدل sangdel
Examples of stony in a sentence
- o’er the heaps of dead, / Whose stony eyes glared in the morning light, / I trod; […]1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley....
- The Oscar-thrilled audience reacted to Mailer's attempt at humor in stony silence.1977 April 9, “Mailer Mauls "Perverts"”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
Synonyms of stony
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Forms of stony
| comparative | stonier |
|---|---|
| superlative | stoniest |
| alternative form | stoney |
Origin of stony
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”).
Blend of Steve + Tony.
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Words that rhyme with stony
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Questions about stony
- What does stony mean?
- Stony means as hard as stone.
- What is stony in Persian?
- Stony in Persian is سنگی (sangi), سنگدار (sangdâr), سنگدل (sangdel). See Stony meaning in Persian.
- How do you use stony in a sentence?
- o’er the heaps of dead, / Whose stony eyes glared in the morning light, / I trod; […]
- What part of speech is stony?
- Stony can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce stony?
- Stony is pronounced /ˈstəʊni/ (UK).
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