Stony vs Inscrutable - What's the difference?
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As hard as stone.
Containing or made up of stones.
(figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.
(figuratively) Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.
* 2007 , Tracy Jordan'' (Tracy Morgan), ''30 Rock :
Stony is a related term of inscrutable.
As adjectives the difference between stony and inscrutable
is that stony is as hard as stone while inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.As a noun inscrutable is
one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc that cannot be comprehended.stony
English
Adjective
(er)- a stony path
- 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, unwelcomingAntonyms
* (hard as stone ): soft * (of a person ): passionate, warm * (of an action ): warm, welcomingDerived terms
* stoniness * stony-facedAnagrams
* *inscrutable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
- She called my vanity license plate inscrutable ! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!