stony-faced

ston·y-faced

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stoh-nee feyst]
- /ˈstoʊ ni feɪst/
- /ˈstəʊ.ni feɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stoh-nee feyst]
- /ˈstoʊ ni feɪst/

Definitions of stony-faced word

adjective stony-faced having a rigid, expressionless face. 1
adjective stony-faced having an impassive, unfriendly and unyielding expression 0
adverb stony-faced with an impassive, unfriendly and unyielding expression; stonily 0

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Origin of stony-faced

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Stony-faced

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stony-faced

stony-faced popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.