stoniness
- noun
- /ˈstoʊniˌnəs/
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- He struggles to find something to say, and the strange thing is that in spite of her stoniness, she seems to know he can't bear the silence, but with her finger against her lips, she orders him not to utter a word.
Examples
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The stoniness of her face, in contrast with the soft vulnerability of her breasts and the gentle swell of her belly, seemed to restate the conflict between what he hoped and what he feared.
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Her stoniness made it difficult for anyone to guess her true feelings.
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Despite her stoniness, she displayed a flicker of warmth when she smiled.
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The actor conveyed a powerful stoniness in his performance that left the audience captivated.
Synonyms
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8.4
A complete lack of feeling or emotion in a person
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3.2
Lack of warmth or friendliness in someone's behaviour
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6.3
Lack of feeling or kindness in someone's behavior
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A feeling of cold emptiness and lack of human warmth
A face and behavior that show no feeling
A hard, emotionless look that shows someone will not change their mind
A state of not showing strong feelings when good or bad things happen
A lack of strong feeling or emotion when something happens
Antonyms
Compounds
How Stony
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stoniness comes from stone 'rock' and the ending -ness 'state or quality'. Think of a person whose face is like a rock — hard, cold, and showing no feeling; that is why stoniness means a lack of emotion.