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- [flin-tee]
- /ˈflɪn ti/
- /ˈflɪn.ti/
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- [flin-tee]
- /ˈflɪn ti/
Definitions of flinty word
- adjective flinty composed of, containing, or resembling flint, especially in hardness. 1
- adjective flinty unyielding; unmerciful; obdurate: a flinty heart. 1
- noun flinty Of, containing, or reminiscent of flint. 1
- adjective flinty If you describe a person or someone's character or expression as flinty, you mean they are harsh and show no emotion. 0
- adjective flinty of, relating to, or resembling flint 0
- adjective flinty hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding 0
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Origin of flinty
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; flint + -y1
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Parts of speech for Flinty
noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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flinty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj flinty
- stony — full of or abounding in stones or rock: a stony beach.
- cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
adjective flinty
- pitiless — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- obdurate — unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- unbending — not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.
- merciless — without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
Antonyms for flinty
adjective flinty
- soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
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