different between stony vs inscrutable

English

Alternative forms

• stoney (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English stony, stoni, stani, from Old English st?ni?, st?ni? (“stony, rocky”), from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stone +? -y. Cognate with Scots stany (“stony”), West Frisian stienich (“stony”), Dutch stenig (“stony, metalled”), German steinig (“stony, rocky, gravelly”), Swedish stenig (“stony, rocky, pebbly”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st??ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sto?ni/
• Rhymes: -??ni

Adjective

stony (comparative stonier, superlative stoniest)

1. As hard as stone.

   Synonym: rock-hard

   Antonym: soft

2. Containing or made up of stones.

   Synonyms: pebbly, rocky, shingly

3. (figuratively) Of a person, lacking warmth and emotion.

   Synonyms: cold, cool, hard-hearted, heartless, impassive, unemotional, unfeeling

   Antonyms: passionate, warm

4. (figuratively) Of an action such as a look, showing no warmth of emotion.

   Synonyms: cold, cool, frosty, unwelcoming

   Antonyms: welcoming, warm

5. (Britain and Australia, slang) Short for stony broke: without any money.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:impoverished

Derived terms

• stonily
• stoniness
• stony coral
• stony-faced
• stonyhearted

Translations

References

• “stony, adj.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1917

Anagrams

• Tonys, Tyson, synto

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stoni, stani, stani?, stany, stonye

Etymology

From Old English st?ni?, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??ni?/

Adjective

stony

1. Comprised or composed of stone or rock
2. Made or built of stone or rock
3. Covered in stones or pebbles
4. Inhabiting a stony environment
5. (figuratively) emotionless; stolid
6. (medicine) hard, solid

Descendants

• English: stony
• Scots: stany

References

• “st?n?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

English

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin ?nscr?t?bilis, from in- (“not”) + scr?t? (“to examine”), corresponding to in- +? scrutable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?sk?u?t?bl?/
• Hyphenation: in?scrut?able

Adjective

inscrutable (comparative more inscrutable, superlative most inscrutable)

1. Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

   Synonyms: ineffable; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Derived terms

• inscrutability
• inscrutableness
• inscrutably

Translations

See also

• inexplorable

Noun

inscrutable (plural inscrutables)

1. One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Inscrutable”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 329.