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Passionless vs Stony - What's the difference?

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Passionless is a related term of stony.


As adjectives the difference between passionless and stony

is that passionless is lacking in passion while stony is as hard as stone.

passionless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking in passion.
    • The lecturer had a cold, passionless approach towards his subject.
    This Valentine's Day was the most passionless ever for me.

    See also

    * apathetic * indifferent

    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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