Antonyms of adj stony
3 senses of stony
Sense 1
rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony -- (abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches")
INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")
Sense 2
flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart")
INDIRECT (VIA hardhearted) -> softhearted, soft-boiled -- (easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge")
Sense 3
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony -- (hard as granite; "a granitic fist")
INDIRECT (VIA hard) -> soft -- (yielding readily to pressure or weight)
Similarity of adj stony
3 senses of stony
Sense 1
rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony -- (abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches")
=> rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")
Sense 2
flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony -- (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart")
=> hardhearted (vs. softhearted), heartless -- (lacking in feeling or pity or warmth)
Sense 3
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony -- (hard as granite; "a granitic fist")
=> hard (vs. soft) -- (resisting weight or pressure)