Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stony-heartedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: stony--heart-ed-ness
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of stonyheartedness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Pain is better than numbness, and broken-heartedness better than stony-heartedness, as surely as it is better to be alive than dead."

Etymology

From stony-hearted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stony-hearted

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does stony-heartedness mean?: Alternative form of stonyheartedness.
Where does stony-heartedness come from?: From stony-hearted + -ness.

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