Grep of noun stony
stony coral
Overview of adj stony
The adj stony has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony -- (abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches")
2. flinty, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart")
3. granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony -- (hard as granite; "a granitic fist")
Antonyms of adj stony
3 senses of stony
Sense 1
rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony
INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth
Sense 2
flinty, obdurate, stony
INDIRECT (VIA hardhearted) -> softhearted, soft-boiled
Sense 3
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony
INDIRECT (VIA hard) -> soft
Similarity of adj stony
3 senses of stony
Sense 1
rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony
=> rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth
Sense 2
flinty, obdurate, stony
=> hardhearted (vs. softhearted), heartless
Sense 3
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony
=> hard (vs. soft)
Attributes of adj stony
Familiarity of adj stony
stony used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj stony
stony
stony-broke
stonyhearted
Overview of adj stony
The adj stony has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony -- (abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches")
2. flinty, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart")
3. granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony -- (hard as granite; "a granitic fist")
stony definition
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