What does granitic mean?

granitic means "showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in granitic?

granitic has 3 syllables: gra-nit-ic. The stress falls on "nit". In IPA it is /ɡɹəˈnɪtɪk/.

What is another word for granitic?

Close synonyms include flinty, flint, obdurate, stony, granitelike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is granitic a common word?

granitic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Granitic — meaning and how to say it: gruh-NIT-ik

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
“his flinty gaze”
“the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart”
Synonymsflinty flint obdurate stony
Similarhardhearted
2.
hard as granite
“a granitic fist”
Synonymsgranitelike rocklike stony
Similarhard

Questions about granitic

What does granitic mean?: granitic means "showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in granitic?: granitic has 3 syllables: gra-nit-ic. The stress falls on "nit". In IPA it is /ɡɹəˈnɪtɪk/.
What is another word for granitic?: Close synonyms include flinty, flint, obdurate, stony, granitelike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is granitic a common word?: granitic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for granitic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
“his flinty gaze”
“the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart”
Synonymsflinty flint obdurate stony
Similarhardhearted
2.
hard as granite
“a granitic fist”
Synonymsgranitelike rocklike stony
Similarhard

Questions about granitic

What does granitic mean?: granitic means "showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in granitic?: granitic has 3 syllables: gra-nit-ic. The stress falls on "nit". In IPA it is /ɡɹəˈnɪtɪk/.
What is another word for granitic?: Close synonyms include flinty, flint, obdurate, stony, granitelike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is granitic a common word?: granitic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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