stoniness

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

stoniness (usually uncountable, plural stoninesses)

  1. The state or quality of being stony.
    1. (literally) The state or quality of being full of stones.
      Synonym: rockiness
      the stoniness of this soil
    2. (figuratively) The state or quality of being like stone: immovable, unpersuadable, emotionally cold, or stoic.
      Near-synonyms: coldness, iciness, stoicism

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