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Stond vs Stony - What's the difference?

stond | stony |

As a noun stond

is (obsolete) stop; halt; hindrance.

As an adjective stony is

as hard as stone.

stond

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) stop; halt; hindrance
    • (Francis Bacon) "Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises." Francis Bacon, Of Studies, 1625
  • (obsolete) A stand; a post; a station.
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    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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