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noun
The state or quality of being stony.
The state or quality of being full of stones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, uncountable, usually
Synonyms: rockiness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state or quality of being stony.
The state or quality of being like stone: immovable, unpersuadable, emotionally cold, or stoic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable, usually
Synonyms: coldness, iciness, stoicism
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English stonines, stonynez, equivalent to stony + -ness.
