Adjective, : a stony beach. ,a stony heart. ,a hard, stony stare. ,stony fear. From Dictionary.com.
They were too small; their stoniness toppled away. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars Are Also Fire]
I continue to struggle with a stoniness that shuts out so many. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. James Martin, S.J.: Sexual Abuse and the Sacred Heart of Jesus] Reference
Low fertility, acidity, stoniness, and steepness are characteristics of these soils. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
A touch of mystery and cruelty, the stoniness of fear, a lingering, cruel sacredness. From Wordnik.com. [The Plumed Serpent] Reference
There were lovely honeyed orange and lemon aromas and flavors, and a nice stoniness in the aftertaste. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
It is because of, rather than in spite of, this stoniness that Bella finds him irresistibly attractive. From Wordnik.com. [Book/Movie Review: Twilight] Reference
The Hayesville and Grimsley, Porters soils are widespread and are characterized by stoniness and steepness. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
The admiral straightened to his full height and met the first officer's stare with a stoniness that matched hers. From Wordnik.com. [Recovery]
Dekalb, Laidig, Berks, Weikert, and Lehew soils are all common and slope angle, fertility, and stoniness are limitations. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
A tiny bit of stoniness in the back of your throat during the finish kept the wine interesting down to the very last drop. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
She suggested after-dinner strolls, picnics at the beach; with a stoniness he did not quite understand, Gavin refused her. From Wordnik.com. [Strangers at the Feast] Reference
It helpeth the cold pains of the head, purgeth the stomach and womb: it helpeth stoniness of the Reins, and furthereth Conception. From Wordnik.com. [A Queens Delight The Art of Preserving, Conserving and Candying. As also, A right Knowledge of making Perfumes, and Distilling the most Excellent Waters.] Reference
Snowdon, and the occasional stoniness of the path, to walk up it on two eggs, howsoever hard-boiled, is a feat that puts in the shade the. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 28, 1891] Reference
But compared to other parts of the Rocky Mountains, the shallowness and stoniness of soils play a relatively minor role in forest distribution. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Rocky Mountain Forest-Steppe - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey)] Reference
But he volunteered nothing and, stealing a glance at him she saw on his face an expression of peculiar stoniness to which she had lately become accustomed. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow of the East] Reference
In hardness of character it is half-way between the two, -- having neither the maternal tenderness on the one hand, nor the paternal stoniness on the other. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860] Reference
Pale and for once shaken to the very core, Toni sensed that despite the stoniness of his expression, Luis Quental was as affected as anyone by the facts he had conveyed. From Wordnik.com. [River Of Desire]
It was clear at once who he was, although the resemblance to his father began and ended with the autocratic beak of the nose and the steadfast stoniness of the black eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Bonecrack]
Onward! it did not tremble and palpitate any the less on the way; and I did not conceal from myself the stoniness of the path nor the Alpine difficulties I had to encounter. From Wordnik.com. [Modeste Mignon] Reference
The production of marbles in water-colour has a depth, softness, and stoniness that defies oil-painting, and in some cases will defy detection unless by an expert of marbles. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing] Reference
The stoniness of Peyrol persisted but his eyes were full of fury. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover] Reference
Sir Willoughby laughed in Clara's face to relax the dreamy stoniness of her look. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
Gone is the mass of the mountains, the stoniness of rocks, the hard solidity of iron. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of Fear] Reference
Utterly delicious on the first night, with great acidity, minerality, stoniness and verve. From Wordnik.com. [CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes)] Reference
It is stony with a very different stoniness from any part of Ireland which I had seen before. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland] Reference
I was bothered only by the narrowness of the track and its frequent stoniness, which made for heavier going than I'd expected. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Seeing, I suppose, in my eyes, the maintained stoniness of non - conviction, he went on, "But, pay dear sir, be reasonable.". From Wordnik.com. [The Red Planet] Reference
Your Bird 'quickly builds on that momentum, echoing Queens Of The Stone Age a bit with the reverb-heavy stoniness of the crunchy guitar riff. From Wordnik.com. [The Line Of Best Fit] Reference
This is unfortunate, because bottlings like this one offer plenty to love: Good fruit, a real sense of structure, and an unexpected stoniness. From Wordnik.com. [Wine Reviews from the Wine School] Reference
The whole subject of presents is bristling with fallacies, which have arisen like thistles out of the thinness of our life and the stoniness of our hearts. From Wordnik.com. [Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life] Reference
She nodded and drew a small amount of Er’ril’s stoniness into her. From Wordnik.com. [Wit'ch Storm]
A man predisposed to stoniness of the heart, this surely was unwholesome liquor. From Wordnik.com. [The Man of Adamant (From: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales")] Reference
Wight), Tom's childhood pal, and the stoniness of poor bereaved Ronnie David Bradley). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com News] Reference
He stared into their stoniness. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
Scotland have an all-pervading stoniness. From Wordnik.com. [Vixen, Volume II.] Reference
It stares at him with exasperating stoniness. From Wordnik.com. [They All Do It; or, Mr. Miggs of Danbury and his Neighbors Being a Faithful Record of What Befell the Miggses on Several Important Occasions ...] Reference
"What kind of stoniness". From Wordnik.com. [The Longest Journey] Reference
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