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Flinty vs Stony - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between flinty and stony

is that flinty is resembling or containing flint while stony is as hard as stone.

flinty

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Resembling or containing flint.
  • siliceous (including basanite)
    • flinty''' rock; '''flinty slate
  • Showing a lack of emotion.
  • Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

    • stony

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • As hard as stone.
  • Containing or made up of stones.
    • a stony path
  • (figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
  • (figuratively) Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.
    • She gave him a stony reception.

    Synonyms

    * (hard as stone ): as hard as iron, as hard as a rock, rock-hard * (containing stones ): pebbly, rocky, shingly * (of a person ): cold, cool, hard-hearted, heartless, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling * (of an action ): cold, cool, frosty, unwelcoming

    Antonyms

    * (hard as stone ): soft * (of a person ): passionate, warm * (of an action ): warm, welcoming

    Derived terms

    * stoniness * stony-faced

    Anagrams

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