stony

CEFRB1

/ˈstəʊni/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Covered with or made of stones; cold in feeling.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Containing or made up of stones.

Examples

  • He had a stony face, etched by time.

  • Tom's joke was met with stony silence.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈstoʊni/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.

  2. As hard as stone.

  3. Of an action or expression, such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion; (usually also) emotionally cold, silent, and motionless or nearly so.

More examples

In context

  • a stony grandmother

  • a stony path

  • a stony polymer

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Origin

adjective

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”).