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Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being stony.; The state or quality of being full of stones. literally, uncountable, usually

   "the stoniness of this soil"

2. 2
   The state or quality of being stony.; The state or quality of being like stone: immovable, unpersuadable, emotionally cold, or stoic. figuratively, uncountable, usually

   "Near-synonyms: coldness, iciness, stoicism"

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armorcallousnesscalluscoldnessdensityhardness

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"Near-synonyms: coldness, iciness, stoicism"

Etymology

From Middle English stonines, stonynez, equivalent to stony + -ness.

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