stonelike
- adjective
- /ˈstoʊnˌlaɪk/
:
piedroso
- After years of erosion, the mountain's surface took on a stonelike hardness that was impressive.
Examples
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He imagined rows of motionless figures seated on the floor, solid and stonelike, their lips moving in a salubrious whisper of words.
Fiction book (2000) -
The artist chose materials with a stonelike texture to enhance the sculpture's realism.
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The big high school boy sat stonelike between his parents.
Fiction book (1998) -
For we never leave here, and nothing fossilizes but stonelike mossy patterns might be made, colors transformed.
Academic text (2015) -
Sefira's spouses were reserved, almost stonelike, except for the tagritag birthmother, who seemed very anxious.
Fiction book (1999) -
The ancient tablet had a stonelike appearance, making it look centuries old.
Synonyms
1
9.9
Made of or about stone, often meaning old tools and soil layers
1
7.0
Made of or like the hard rock granite
1
3.9
Very hard and not easy to break
Very hard and strong like granite
Hard and solid like a rock
Hard like stone in look or feel
Having a dark, flat, smooth look like the rock used for roofs
Antonyms
Compounds
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stonelike is made of stone and the ending -like, where stone means the hard rock and -like means 'similar to'. So something stonelike looks or feels like stone, very hard, cold, or showing no feeling.