Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stone-hard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: stone-hard
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of stonehard.

Etymology

From Middle English ston-hard, ston-harde, from Old English *stānheard, equivalent to stone + hard.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ston-hard, *stānheard

Questions

What does stone-hard mean?: Alternative form of stonehard.
Where does stone-hard come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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