stoniness
Heart of rock
Stoniness is the quality of being hard and unyielding like stone.
It most often describes emotional coldness or impassivity: the stoniness of her expression, He met my apology with stoniness.
Less commonly, it refers to ground full of rocks: the stoniness of the soil made farming difficult.
Low temperature state
- impassivityUnresponsiveness to stimuli
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
indifference · frigidity · callousness · hardheartedness · mercilessness · pitilessness · blankness · expressionless
Covered with stones
- pebblyCovered in small stones
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- flintyHarshly unyielding in manner
- calcifiedHardened by calcium deposits
mineral · crystalline · quartzite · boulder · bedrock · impenetrable · solid · unyielding
Rough with rocky projections
gravel · pebbles · boulders · escarpment · outcrop · rockface · cairn · moraine
Refusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
implacable · intransigent · steadfast · unrelenting · unbending · stubborn · determined · uncompromising
coldness
Low temperature state
- impassivityUnresponsiveness to stimuli
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
aloofness · indifference · frigidity · callousness · hardheartedness · mercilessness · pitilessness · blankness · expressionless · unmoved
rocky
Covered with stones
calcified · mineral · crystalline · quartzite · boulder · bedrock · impenetrable · solid · unyielding · dense
craggy
Rough with rocky projections
talus · gravel · pebbles · boulders · escarpment · outcrop · rockface · cairn · moraine · shingle
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
immovable · implacable · intransigent · steadfast · unrelenting · unbending · stubborn · determined · uncompromising · tenacious
- insensitivitycallousness, cold-heartedness, hard-heartedness, heartlessness, inconsideration
- coldnesscold, chill, freeze, freezing, coolness
stoninesswarmth
Heat you feel
tenderness · compassion · gentleness · empathy · softness
stoninesssoftness
Yielding to gentle pressure
sponginess · pliability · sandiness · loaminess · mushiness
stoninessexpressiveness
Ability to convey emotion
animation · liveliness · emotiveness · vivacity · mobility
stone, stony, stones, stoned, milestone, cornerstone, headstone, gemstone, gravestone