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stony

Pronunciation: /ˈstəʊni/

The English word “stony” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. As hard as stone.
  2. Containing or made up of stones.
  3. Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
  4. Of an action or expression, such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion; (usually also) emotionally cold, silent, and motionless or nearly so.

Etymology

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”).

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