stoniness
Noun
Meaning
The quality or state of being stony.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
density
armor
hardness
indifference
brutality
roughness
apathy
emptiness
coldness
coolness
aloofness
callus
toughness
insensitivity
induration
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Examples
I prefer Mexican to Mayan sculpture. Mexican stone sculptures have largeness of scale & a grim, sublime, austerity, a real stoniness. They were the true sculptors in sympathy with their material & their sculpture has some of the character of mountains, of boulders, rocks & sea worn pebbles.