stony[adjective]Synonyms: cold, blank, chilly, expressionless, hard, hostile, icy, unresponsive
Antonyms: soft
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ston‧y /ˈstəʊni $ ˈstoʊ-/
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
stoned,
stony;
verb:
stone;
noun:
stone;
adverb:
stonily]
1. covered by stones or containing stones:
stony soil2. not showing any friendliness or pity:
stony faces a stony silence3. fall on stony ground if a request, suggestion, joke etc falls on stony ground, it is ignored or people do not like it
—stonily adverb:
Camilla stared stonily ahead. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲