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stony
ston·y also ston·ey S0778550 (stō′nē)adj. ston·i·er, ston·i·est 1. a. Covered with or full of stones: a stony shore.b. Made of or resembling stone: stony detritus; stony concrete.2. a. Unfeeling or hardhearted; unemotional or unsympathetic: "Her tears had dried and she felt a stony kind of calm" (Adam Haslett).b. Exhibiting no feeling or warmth; impassive: a stony expression.c. Emotionally numbing or paralyzing: a stony feeling of fear.3. Slang Relating to or indulging in the use of marijuana.
ston′i·ly adv.ston′i·ness n.stony (ˈstəʊnɪ) or stoneyadj, stonier or stoniest1. of or resembling stone2. abounding in stone or stones3. unfeeling, heartless, or obdurate4. short for stony-broke ˈstonily adv ˈstoniness nston•y or ston•ey (ˈstoʊ ni)
adj. ston•i•er, ston•i•est. 1. full of or abounding in stones or rock. 2. resembling or suggesting stone, esp. in its hardness. 3. unfeeling; merciless; obdurate. 4. coldly inexpressive: a stony stare. 5. petrifying; stupefying: stony fear. 6. having stones, as fruit. [before 1000] ston′i•ly, adv. ston′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stony - abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches"bouldered, bouldery, rockyrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" | | 2. | stony - showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"flint, granitic, obdurate, flintyhardhearted, heartless - lacking in feeling or pity or warmth | | 3. | stony - hard as granite; "a granitic fist"granitelike, rocklike, granitichard - resisting weight or pressure |
stonyadjective1. rocky, rough, gritty, gravelly, rock-strewn, pebble a stony track2. cold, icy, hostile, hard, harsh, blank, adamant, indifferent, chilly, callous, heartless, merciless, unforgiving, inexorable, frigid, expressionless, unresponsive, pitiless, unfeeling, obdurate The stony look he was giving her made it hard to think.Translationsstone (stəun) noun1. (also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed. limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone. 石頭 石头2. a piece of this, of any shape or size. He threw a stone at the dog. 石塊 石块3. a piece of this shaped for a special purpose. a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone. 石碑 石碑4. a gem or jewel. She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones. 寶石 宝石5. the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries. a cherry-stone. 果核 果核6. a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes. She weighs 9.5 stone. (英國重量單位) 英石（英国重量单位，相当于6.35 千克） 7. a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain. 結石 结石 verb1. to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment. Saint Stephen was stoned to death. 用石塊扔死 用石块扔死2. to remove the stones from (fruit). She washed and stoned the cherries. 去...的核 去...的核ˈstony adjective1. full of, or covered with, stones. stony soil; a stony path/beach; It's very stony around here. 多石的 多石的2. (of a person's expression etc) like stone in coldness, hardness etc. He gave me a stony stare. 冷酷的 冷酷的ˈstonily adverb 冷酷地 冷酷地ˈstoniness noun 冷酷 冷酷ˌstone-ˈcold, ˌstone-ˈdead, ˌstone-ˈdeaf adjective completely cold, dead, or deaf. He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead. (前綴)完全的... 完全的... ˈstoneware noun, adjective (of) a hard type of pottery made of clay containing pieces of stone. a stoneware jug. 粗陶器，石器 粗陶器，石制品 ˈstonework noun construction done in stone, especially the stone parts of a building. 石造(工程) 石造工程leave no stone unturned to try every possible means. The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child. 千方百計 千方百计a stone's throw a very short distance. They live only a stone's throw away from here. 非常短的距離 很短的距离，一投石之距离 stony
fall on stony groundTo be ignored or disregarded. The phrase comes from biblical parable told by Jesus, in which seed planted in rocky soil does not grow. An email asking people to volunteer to work at the weekend conference is sure to fall on stony ground.See also: fall, ground, on, stonyflat brokeslang Having no money. Primarily heard in US. I get paid next week, so can we go out to dinner then? I'm just flat broke right now. I'm flat broke once again and don't know how I'm going to pay my rent.See also: broke, flatstony brokeslang Having no money. I get paid next week, so can we go out to dinner then? I'm just stony broke right now. I'm stony broke once again and don't know how I'm going to pay my rent.See also: broke, stonyflat broke and flat bustedFig. having no money at all. Sorry, I'm flat broke. Not a cent on me. You may be flat broke, but you will find a way to pay your electricity bill or you will live in the dark. Mary was flat busted, and it was two more weeks before she was due to get paid.See also: broke, flatflat brokeAlso, stone or stony broke . Completely penniless. For example, I can't help you-I'm flat broke, or He's stone broke again. The first term dates from the mid-1800s and uses flat in the sense of "completely" or "downright." The variant dates from the late 1800s. See also: broke, flatfall on stony ground BRITISHIf a warning, request or piece of advice falls on stony ground, nobody listens to it or is influenced by it. Dire warnings about the effects on public services fell on stony ground. I repeatedly asked him not to behave in this way but all my pleas fell on stony ground. Note: This expression comes from Jesus's story in the Bible (Mark 4:5-6) about a man sowing seed which falls on different kinds of ground. The seed that falls on stony ground dies because the roots cannot grow properly. In the story, the seed represents Christ's teachings and the stony ground represents the people who soon forget or ignore what He has said. See also: fall, ground, on, stonyfall on stony ground (of words or a suggestion) be ignored or badly received. The reference here is to the parable of the sower recounted in both St Mark's and St Matthew's Gospels, in which some of the seed scattered by the sower fell on stony places where it withered away.See also: fall, ground, on, stonyfall on stony ˈground fail to produce the result or the effect that you hope for; have little success: She tried to warn him, but her words fell on stony ground.See also: fall, ground, on, stonyflat broke mod. having no money at all. Sorry, I’m flat broke. Not a cent on me. See also: broke, flatEncyclopediaSeestoneFinancialSeeStonestony
Synonyms for stonyadj rockySynonyms- rocky
- rough
- gritty
- gravelly
- rock-strewn
- pebble
adj coldSynonyms- cold
- icy
- hostile
- hard
- harsh
- blank
- adamant
- indifferent
- chilly
- callous
- heartless
- merciless
- unforgiving
- inexorable
- frigid
- expressionless
- unresponsive
- pitiless
- unfeeling
- obdurate
Synonyms for stonyadj abounding in rocks or stonesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelingsSynonyms- flint
- granitic
- obdurate
- flinty
Related Wordsadj hard as graniteSynonyms- granitelike
- rocklike
- granitic
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