Associations to the word «Flinty»

Wiktionary

FLINTY, adjective. Resembling or containing flint.
FLINTY, adjective. Siliceous (including basanite)
FLINTY, adjective. Showing a lack of emotion.
FLINTY, adjective. Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

Dictionary definition

FLINTY, adjective. Containing flint.
FLINTY, adjective. Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart".

Wise words

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