adjective · rare

stony

stony · stonier · stoniest

твердий, важкий, міцний

жёсткий, каменный, холодный, твёрдый

steinern

As hard as stoneAs hard as stone.

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UK/ˈstəʊni/US/ˈstoʊni/

» Tom's joke was met with stony silence.

Toms Witz wurde mit eisigem Schweigen quittiert.

Шутка Тома была встречена гробовым молчанием.

Meaning

4 senses

As hard as stone.
a stony polymer
твёрдыйtvjórdyj, каменныйkamennyj
hard as granite
Containing or made up of stones.
a stony path
steinern
каменистыйkamenistyj
abounding in rocks or stones
(figuratively)Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
a stony grandmother
холодныйxolodnyj, жёсткийžóstkij, безразличныйbezrazličnyj
(figuratively)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

Examples

7 sentences

Tom's joke was met with stony silence.
ruШутка Тома была встречена гробовым молчанием.
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For stony limits cannot hold love out.
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He had a stony face, etched by time.
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The stony beach was painful to walk on.
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When he was asked why he had done that, he maintained a stony silence.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

hard as stone:

containing stones:

of a person:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

containing stones:

Origin

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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