stony
6
3.9
- adjective
- /ˈstoʊni/
- Despite the bad news, she kept a stony demeanor, showing no signs of distress.
- stony face
- stony hard
Examples
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The judge maintained a stony expression as he delivered the sentence.
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As always, his thin face was stony.
Fiction book (1995) -
His face went stony with stubbornness.
Fiction book (1999) -
He coached football at school, and he had the stony features of a man used to hiding his strategy.
Fiction book (1991) -
Then he strode up the stairs, a set of his broad shoulders which spoke of some grim and stony determination.
Fiction book (1992) -
Except for a slight puffing of his cheeks when the nurse breathed into his mouth, his stony gray face remained as rigid as that of a statue.
Fiction book (1994) -
The soldier marched forward with a stony resolve, determined to complete his mission.
Synonyms
631
1.0
Firm and not easy to bend, break, or pierce
224
1.0
Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid
21
3.2
Very hard and solid like stone
1
4.0
Hard and solid like a rock
1
4.3
Very strong and not likely to break or change
1
5.1
Very hard and like stone in look or feel
1
9.9
A very hard, thick part of bone that feels like stone
1
7.8
Very firm and unwilling to change in attitude or mind
1
6.8
Very hard and strong like granite
Antonyms
Compounds
How Hard
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Etymology
Stony comes from stone, which is very hard, so stony can mean 'very hard' or unyielding, like rock or granite.