stoniness
- a word derived from stony.
Example Sentences
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Her ethereal look masked her interior stoniness and likely facilitated her extraordinary powers of observation and reporting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Her mentor Joel's reactions range from stoniness to an eventual groan of laughter which causes him to mumble, "I'm losing it."
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
Exquisitely balanced, it’s brimming with flavors of citrus and peach that seem to reach for the sky, and a taut stoniness that keeps it grounded.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2019
Instead, the sweetness was curtailed by an acidity that left the mouth feeling dry and refreshed, with a lasting sensation of that underlying stoniness.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2017
They did not fight again until the relationship ended, but in the time of Blaines stoniness, when Ifemelu burrowed into herself and ate whole chocolate bars, her feelings for him changed.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
