Definitions for flinty
ˈflɪn tiflinty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flintyadjective

   containing flint

2. flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stonyadjective

   showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

   "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. flintyadjective

   Resembling or containing flint.

2. flintyadjective

   Showing a lack of emotion.

3. flintyadjective

   Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flintyadjective

   Etymology: from flint.

   1. Made of flint; strong.

   Tyrant custom
   Hath made the flinty and steel couch of war
   My thrice-driven bed of down. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   A pointed flinty rock, all bare and black,
   Grew gibbous from behind the mountain’s back. Dryden.

   2. Full of stones.

   The gathering up of flints in flinty ground, and laying them on heaps, is no good husbandry. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   3. Hard of heart; cruel; savage; inexorable.

   I did him a desired office,
   Dear almost as his life; which gratitude,
   Through flinty Tartar’s bosom, would peep forth,
   And answer thanks. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flinty

   Flinty generally refers to being unyieldingly firm, stern, or hard; showing unfeeling resistance and determination. It can also refer to being emotionally tough or lacking softness and sentimentality. The term is derived from the hard, sedimentary form of mineral quartz known as flint. In literal sense, it can mean similar to or containing flint.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flinty

   consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flinty in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flinty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flinty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flinty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=flinty
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flinty
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=flinty