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S vs Stony - What's the difference?

s | stony |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective stony is

as hard as stone.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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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