Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stony-faced

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: stony--faced
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing no (or little) expression of emotion; poker-faced.

Example Sentences

"[…]would Iran’s players sing their national anthem, which is seen as a gesture in support of the regime? To a man, the answer was a stony-faced no."

Inflected Forms

more stony-faced (comparative) most stony-faced (superlative)

Synonyms

stone-faced

Questions

What does stony-faced mean?: Showing no (or little) expression of emotion; poker-faced.

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