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Meaning of "flinty" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLINTY

flinty  [ˈflɪntɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLINTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flinty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLINTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flinty in the English dictionary

The definition of flinty in the dictionary is of, relating to, or resembling flint. Other definition of flinty is hard or cruel; obdurate; unyielding.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLINTY


dainty
ˈdeɪntɪ
fainty
ˈfeɪntɪ
glinty
ˈɡlɪntɪ
inti
ˈɪntɪ
lintie
ˈlɪntɪ
linty
ˈlɪntɪ
minty
ˈmɪntɪ
ninety
ˈnaɪntɪ
painty
ˈpeɪntɪ
pepperminty
ˈpɛpəˌmɪntɪ
pointy
ˈpɔɪntɪ
shinty
ˈʃɪntɪ
skinflinty
ˈskɪnˌflɪntɪ
squinty
ˈskwɪntɪ
stinty
ˈstɪntɪ
superdainty
ˌsuːpərˈdeɪntɪ
teosinte
ˌtiːəʊˈsɪntɪ
tinty
ˈtɪntɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLINTY

flindersia
fling
flinger
flinkite
flint
flint glass
flinthead
flintier
flintiest
flintify
flintily
flintiness
flintlike
flintlock
Flintoff
Flintshire
flip
flip chart
flip one´s lid
flip side

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLINTY

Aunty
Bay of Plenty
bounty
certainty
corridor of uncertainty
county
for a certainty
guaranty
incertainty
monty
panty
plenty
racing certainty
seventy
shanty
sovereignty
suzerainty
twenty
uncertainty
warranty

Synonyms and antonyms of flinty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLINTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flinty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flinty

Translation of «flinty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLINTY

Find out the translation of flinty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flinty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flinty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pedernal
570 millions of speakers

English

flinty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتشدد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кремнистый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flinty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতি নির্মম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à silex
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flinty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flinty
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冷酷な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부싯돌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flinty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không biết cảm động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flinty
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लिन्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çakmaktaşı gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di selce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kamienny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крем´янистий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cremene
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυρολιθικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klipharde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Flinty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flinty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flinty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLINTY»

The term «flinty» is normally little used and occupies the 122.361 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLINTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flinty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLINTY»

Discover the use of flinty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flinty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flinty Fakebeard and the Ice Island
Flinty tinkers in his cabin all afternoon. Bolt dashes around, fetching and carrying Flinty's tools. Flinty hammers away. Finally Flinty frowns, sniffs and nods his head . “There, that should do it!” He proudly examines his invention. “I'll call you .
Marcelle Du Plessis, Margaret Labuschagne, Nico Meyer, 2013
2
Report on Indian Wheat
Fine, stout, long berried, hard, white. Long berried, flinty, white, fine. Long berried , flinty, white, fine. Good, long berried, flinty, white, fine. Good, long l0erried, flinty, white, fine. Small, semi-hard, white. Fine, hard, white. Long berried, hard, flinty, ...
John Forbes Watson, 1879
3
Genetics in Relation to Agriculture
When a floury corn is pollinated by a flinty corn the grains which result show no effect of the flinty pollination, they are floury grains of the same character as those of a pure floury race. Similarly when a flinty corn is pollinated by a floury corn, the  ...
Ernest Brown Babcock, Roy Elwood Clausen, 1918
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Experiment station r
Studies on the relation l>etween certain physical characters of the wheat kernel and its chemical composition, and a proposed method for improving wheat by seed selection, are reported. The station has observed that introduced flinty wheats ...
5
Experiment Station Record
Under these two methods of culture both flinty and yellow-berry wheat was produced. The differences In composition of flinty and starchy kernels grown in this experiment on the same plat were found to be identical with those of the flinty and ...
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Experiment Station Record
Studies on the relation between certain physical characters of the wheat kernel and its chemical composition, and a proposed method for improving wheat by seed selection, are reported. The station has observed that introduced flinty wheats ...
United States. Office of Experiment Stations, 1905
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Bulletin - Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station
NITRIC-NITROGEN INCREASES NITROGEN CONTENT AND PRODUCES FLINTY KERNEL Our results in 1913,'a favorable year, showed a gain from 0.57 to 3.36 percent of protein, but there was in every case in which the sodic nitrate was ...
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Bulletin
NITRIC-NITROGEN INCREASES NITROGEN CONTENT AND PRODUCES FLINTY KERNEL Our results in 1913, a favorable year, showed a gain from 0.57 to 3.36 percent of protein, but there was in every case in which the sodic nitrate was ...
9
Protein-content of the wheat kernel
In the course of this investigation the question was raised whether the flinty, nitrogenous grains were not unripe grains in which the starch had not yet fully developed. To study this problem, we examined a number of separate heads of Turkish ...
J. N. Harper, Alfred Meredith Peter, 1904
10
Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk
A voice within replied: “Yes, it's me, Flinty McGee! ” Flinty McGee is my mentor's nickname for me. It refers to that part of me that is hard-hearted and full of hate. Flinty McGee is my alter ego. (Or maybe I am his. Sometimes it's hard to tell.) There ...
Shozan Jack Haubner, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLINTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flinty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
32 Years Ago: Robert Plant Sets Stage for Solo Success With …
This flinty search for something new would be the hallmark of Plant's intriguing solo career. Deeper album cuts here like “Messin' with the ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Jul 15»
2
Mount Washington Road Race: uphill battle ends with well-earned …
Organizers of the foot race, however, challenge runners with a bit of flinty, New England humor: "Only one hill." Despite the difficulty, the race ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
3
George Osborne is the master of all he surveys… except the …
So part of his purpose was to suggest that there is more to him than just the flinty fiscal hawk who relishes axing things. I predicted a fortnight ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
IF THERE'S NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT SUNDAYS - IOL Lifestyle
He is a dry, flinty-minded fellow, and it is probably fair to say that his social circle contains more multinational executives and big-business ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
'Nimona,' by Noelle Stevenson - The New York Times
... but to the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics, a shadowy bureaucracy overseen by a flinty-eyed woman known only as the Director. «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Light Full-Flavored Red Wine Perfect For Summer Drinking - Forbes
... the Mardiere in the name – and Aviron's meticulous winemaking, soars above the norm of the appellation, a flinty, mineral-infused delight. «Forbes, Jul 15»
7
Loire wines: - Features - Food and Drink - The Independent
Yet because the restraint, finesse, balance and flinty dryness of the better examples are generally not as in-your-face as their Kiwi counterparts, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Found memories: Driving through the Canadian Rockies | Driving
... flinty greys and startling greens become lodged in our souls. Of course, travelling Ireland (84,421 km² island that it is) is an achievable goal. «Driving, Jul 15»
9
A Super Saturday of clubbing with Reggae Roast & Doorly & Friends …
Also appearing on the bill will be legendary jungle MCs The Ragga Twins aka Deman Rockers and Flinty Badman, who were featured vocalists ... «BrixtonBuzz, Jul 15»
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A Debt Deal to Keep Greece in the Eurozone? - The New Yorker
In Frankfurt, Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's flinty finance minister, reiterated his boss's message, saying that haircuts were against E.U. rules. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»

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