adj
Meaning 1
Resembling stone or a stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, literally
Examples
- Near-synonyms: stony, stonish
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rocklike, stony, stonish
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Resembling stone or a stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, literally
Synonyms: rocklike, stony, stonish
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: petrous
Antonyms: none provided
History
From stone + -like.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.