stony

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stony

The hiker carefully crossed the stony riverbed.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Abounding in rocks or stones: Covered with or full of stones; having many rocks.
    • Hard as stone; unyielding: Having the hardness or solidity of stone.
    • Showing no emotion or sympathy; unfeeling: Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotional response.
Usage and Examples
  • Describing terrain:
    • The path became stony and difficult to walk on.
    • They tried to farm the stony soil.
  • Describing hardness or solidity:
    • He had a stony expression that was impossible to read.
    • The statue's stony gaze looked out over the city.
  • Describing a lack of emotion or kindness:
    • She met their pleas with stony silence.
    • His stony heart was unmoved by their suffering.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • "Stony broke" (British informal): Completely without money; penniless.
    • I can't go out tonight; I'm stony broke.
  • "Fall on stony ground": (Of words, ideas, or suggestions) to be ignored or not accepted.
    • Her advice fell on stony ground; no one listened.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stonily (adverb): In a stony manner.
    • He stared stonily ahead, refusing to answer.
  • Stoniness (noun): The quality of being stony.
    • The stoniness of his demeanor was off-putting.
Synonyms
  • Rocky: Full of rocks.
  • Pebbly: Covered with small stones.
  • Flinty: Hard and unyielding in character.
  • Obdurate: Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
  • Unfeeling: Lacking sympathy or compassion.
Antonyms
  • Smooth: Having an even and regular surface.
  • Soft: Easy to mold, cut, compress, or fold.
  • Compassionate: Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
  • Emotional: Relating to a person's emotions.
Idioms and Phrases
  • Stony-faced: Having a face that shows no emotion.
    • The guard remained stony-faced throughout the interrogation.
  • A stony silence: A complete, cold, and unfriendly silence.
    • His confession was met with a stony silence from the room.
stony

The hiker carefully crossed the stony riverbed.

Adjective
  1. hard as granite
    • a granitic fist
  2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
    • his flinty gaze
    • the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
  3. abounding in rocks or stones
    • rocky fields
    • stony ground
    • bouldery beaches

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