made of stone

adjective

cold-hearted; free from emotions.

“Of course I'm crying! I'm not made of stone!”

Meanings

adjectivemade of stone (not comparable)
  1. figurativelynot comparablecold-hearted; free from emotions.

    Of course I'm crying! I'm not made of stone!

    1 more example

    Alma isn’t made of stone, even if she approaches her strange situation with a rational skepticism. Against her best judgement, she starts to like Tom, to warm to his attempts at seduction and ingratiation.

    2021 September 16, A. A. Dowd, “Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes”, in AV Club
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “made of stone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/made%20of%20stone.

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