Definitions for stony
ˈstoʊ nistony

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stonyadjective

   abounding in rocks or stones

   "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"

2. flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stonyadjective

   showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

   "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"

3. granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stonyadjective

   hard as granite

   "a granitic fist"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stonyadjective

   As hard as stone.

2. stonyadjective

   Containing or made up of stones.

   a stony path

3. stonyadjective

   Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.

4. stonyadjective

   Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.

   She gave him a stony reception.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stonyadjective

   Etymology: from stone.

   1. Made of stone.

   Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,
   Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæs.

   With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls;
   For stony limits cannot hold love out. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Jul.

   Nor slept the winds
   Within their stony caves, but rush’d abroad
   From the four hinges of the world, and fell
   On the vext wilderness, whose tallest pines,
   Though rooted deep as high and sturdiest oaks,
   Bow’d their stiff necks, loaden with stormy blasts,
   Or torn up sheer. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d.

   Here the marshy grounds approach your fields,
   And there the soil a stony harvest yields. John Dryden, Virgil.

   As in spires he stood, he turn’d to stone;
   The stony snake retain’d the figure still his own. Dryden.

   They suppose these bodies to be only water petrified, or converted into these sparry or stony icicles. John Woodward.

   2. Abounding with stones.

   From the stony Mænalus
   Bring your flocks, and live with us. John Milton.

   3. Petrifick.

   Now let the stony dart of senseless cold
   Pierce to my heart, and pass through every side. F. Queen.

   4. Hard; inflexible; unrelenting.

   The stony hardness of too many patrons hearts, not touched with any feeling in this case. Richard Hooker.

   Thou art come to answer
   A stony adversary, an inhuman wretch
   Uncapable of pity. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   Eight yards of uneven ground is threescore and ten miles a-foot with me, and the stony hearted villains know it. William Shakespeare.

   At this sight
   My heart is turn’d to stone; and while ’tis mine,
   It shall be stony. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   I will clear their senses dark,
   What may suffice, and soften stony hearts
   To pray, repent, and bring obedience due. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Indiff’rence, clad in wisdom’s guise,
   All fortitude of mind supplies;
   For how can stony bowels melt,
   In those who never pity felt? Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stony

   of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust

2. Stony

   converting into stone; petrifying; petrific

3. Stony

   inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate; perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified; as, a stony heart; a stony gaze

4. Etymology: [AS. stnig. See Stone.]

Anagrams for stony »

1. Tonys

2. Tyson

How to pronounce stony?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say stony in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stony in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of stony in a Sentence

1. Noel DiGerolamo:

   The swift action of his fellow officers and the excellent medical care provided here at Stony Brook saved his life, our officers put themselves in harm’s way each and every time they report to duty. Officer Racioppo’s injuries are a stark reminder of those dangers.

Popularity rank by frequency of use