stoney
word
Definition
Covered with or full of stones, or describing a person who is emotionally cold or expressionless.
Usage & Nuances
'Stoney' is mainly an adjective for ground, roads, or surfaces with lots of stones, but can also mean emotionally cold (literary or formal contexts). Often confused with 'stony' (the standard spelling); 'stoney' is more common in British English place names. Not used for 'high on drugs'—that's 'stoned.'
Spanish: pedregoso - frío (emocionalmente)Portuguese (BR): pedregoso - frio (emocionalmente)Portuguese (PT): pedregoso - frio (emocionalmente)Chinese (Simplified): 多石的 - 冷漠的Chinese (Traditional): 多石的 - 冷漠的Hindi: पथरीला - भावनाहीनArabic: حَجَرِيّ - بارد (عاطفيًا)Bengali: পাথরযুক্ত - কঠোর (মানসিক অবস্থা)Russian: каменистый - холодный (о человеке)Japanese: 石だらけの - 冷たい (表情・態度)Vietnamese: đầy sỏi đá - lạnh lùng (thái độ)Korean: 돌이 많은 - 냉정한 (표정/태도)Turkish: taşlı - soğuk (ifade/tavır)Urdu: پتھروں بھرا - سرد (جذبات یا رویہ)Indonesian: berbatu - dingin (ekspresi/sikap)
Example Sentences
The path was stoney and hard to walk on.
basic
Her voice was cold and stoney.
basic
The beach was covered with stoney ground.
basic
Her apology came out in a stoney tone, as if she didn’t really mean it.
natural
He looked at me with a stoney expression, saying nothing.
natural
My car tires got stuck on a stoney hill outside town.
natural