stonelike

1. 1.

   (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness

   Synonymspetrous

   Similarhard

Questions about stonelike

What does stonelike mean?

stonelike means "(of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness".

How many syllables are in stonelike?

stonelike has 3 syllables: sto-ne-like. The stress falls on "sto".

What is another word for stonelike?

Close synonyms include petrous. 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 stonelike a common word?

stonelike is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.