stoniness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being stony.
  2. The state or quality of being full of stones.
  3. The state or quality of being like stone: immovable, unpersuadable, emotionally cold, or stoic.

Word forms

stoniness stoninesses

Etymology

From Middle English stonines, stonynez, equivalent to stony + -ness.

Related words

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