Stoney
adj, name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A member of the Nakoda, a First Nation related to the Sioux living in western Canada, especially in southern Alberta. Canada
- 1 Obsolete form of stony. alt-of, obsolete
"A stoney Mass, grey, with a Cast of purple; having in it Spar purple and grey, Specks of a black Mineral, and some small Sparks of Lead-Ore."
- 1 The Siouan language spoken by these people.
- 2 A surname.
Example
More examples"I have seen flowers come in stoney places."
Etymology
From stone + -y.
From their supposed use of stone in making fires for cooking.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.