stonish

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UK/ˈstəʊnɪʃ/US/ˈstoʊnɪʃ/UK/ˈstɒnɪʃ/US/ˈstɑnɪʃ/

adjective

Characteristically like stone; stony.

OriginMiddle English stonish →
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Meanings

stonish1

adjectivestonish (comparative more stonish, superlative most stonish)

comparative more stonish · superlative most stonish

  1. Characteristically like stone; stony.

stonish2

verbstonish (third-person singular simple present stonishes, present participle stonishing, simple past and past participle stonished)

present singular third person stonishes · participle present stonishing · participle past stonished · past stonished

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of astonish.

    One day as I vnvvarily did gaze / on thoſe fayre eyes my loues immortall light: / the vvhiles my ſtoniſht hart ſtood in amaze, / through ſvveet illuſion of her lookes delight.

    1595, Edmunde Spenser [i.e., Edmund Spenser], “[Amoretti.] Sonnet XVI”, in Amoretti and Epithalamion. […], London: […] [Peter Short] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, signature B, verso

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stonelike

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstonish
  2. Englishstonish

From Middle English stonish, equivalent to stone + -ish.

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APA

stonish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonish

MLA

“stonish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stonish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stonish.

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