Значение

значений: 4
  1. As hard as stone.

    a stony polymer

    твёрдыйtvjórdyj, каменныйkamennyj

    hard as granite

  2. Containing or made up of stones.

    a stony path

    steinern

    каменистыйkamenistyj

    abounding in rocks or stones

  3. (переносно)Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.

    a stony grandmother

    холодныйxolodnyj, жёсткийžóstkij, безразличныйbezrazličnyj

  4. (переносно)Of an action or expression, such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion; (usually also) emotionally cold, silent, and motionless or nearly so.

    a stony reception

    a stony look

    жёсткийžóstkij

Примеры

предложений: 7
  1. Tom's joke was met with stony silence.

    Шутка Тома была встречена гробовым молчанием.

    deToms Witz wurde mit eisigem Schweigen quittiert.

  2. For stony limits cannot hold love out.

  3. He had a stony face, etched by time.

  4. The stony beach was painful to walk on.

  5. When he was asked why he had done that, he maintained a stony silence.

Переводы

языков: 5
Русский
По значениям 3
hard as stone:
containing stones:
of a person:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
containing stones:

Происхождение

From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ (“stony, rocky”),

From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English stāniġ, stǣniġ (“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stone + -y. Cognate with Scots stany (“stony”), West Frisian stienich (“stony”), Dutch stenig (“stony, metalled”), German steinig (“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig (“stony, rocky, pebbly”).

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Формы

stonier, stoniest
Сравнительная степеньstonier Урок
Превосходная степеньstoniest Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 54
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Антонимы

антонимов: 4

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 9

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