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Steely vs Flinty - What's the difference?

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Steely is a related term of flinty.


As adjectives the difference between steely and flinty

is that steely is having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute while flinty is resembling or containing flint.

steely

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute.
    • The bully backed down before his steely gaze.
    Steely grey hair.
  • * Sir Philip Sidney
    • She would unarm her noble heart of that steely resistance against the sweet blows of love.
  • Made of steel.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Broach'd with the steely point of Clifford's lance.
  • * Gay
    • Around his shop the steely sparkles flew.

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    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.