Meanings
stoney1
comparative more stoney · superlative most stoney
- obsoleteObsolete form of stony.
A stoney Mass, grey, with a Cast of purple; having in it Spar purple and grey, Specks of a black Mineral, and some small Sparks of Lead-Ore.
1729, John Woodward, An attempt towards a natural history of the fossils of England, page 164
Stoney2
plural Stoneys
- CanadaA member of the Nakoda, a First Nation related to the Sioux living in western Canada, especially in southern Alberta.
Synonyms: Îyârhe, Îethka, Îethka Nakoda, Stoney Nakoda
- The Siouan language spoken by these people.
Synonyms: Îethka, Stoney Nakoda
Stoney3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of the Nakoda, a First Nation related to the Sioux living in western Canada, especially in southern Alberta.
proper nounThe Siouan language spoken by these people.
Origin
stoney · adjective
- Middle Englishstony
- Middle Englishstony
- Englishstoney
By surface analysis, stone + y. See stony for further etymology.
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Full word history & related roots →Stoney · noun, proper noun
An ellipsis of Stoney Sioux, which was calqued from an Algonquian exonym. Compare Cree asinîpwâta, Ojibwe asinii-bwaan, and Ottawa sinii-bwaan.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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stoney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stoney
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