KJV Dictionary Definition: stoniness

stoniness

STONINESS, n. from stony.

1. The quality of abounding with stones; as, the stoniness of ground renders it difficult to till.

2. Hardness of heart.

stony

STONY, a. G.

1. Made of stone; as a stony tower.

2. Consisting of stone; as a stony cave.

3. Full of stones; abounding with stones; as stony ground.

4. Petrifying; as the stony dart of senseless cold.

5. Hard; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; as a stony heart.

6. Insensible; obdurate; perverse; morally hard.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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