Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stonyhearted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stony-heart-ed
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone.

Etymology

From stony + hearted.

Inflected Forms

more stonyhearted (comparative) most stonyhearted (superlative) stony-hearted (alternative) stonehearted (alternative) stone-hearted (alternative)

Derived Forms

stonyheartedly stonyheartedness

Synonyms

hardhearted stonehearted brutal callous cold insensate hardhanded cold-eyed cruel dour thick-skinned flint-hearted

Questions

What does stonyhearted mean?: Cruel, compassionless, discompassionate, as if having a heart made of stone.
Where does stonyhearted come from?: From stony + hearted.

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