a heart of stone



a heart of stone

an unfriendly and unkind character The sad condition of these refugees would move a heart of stone to sympathy.
Opposite of: a heart of gold
See also: heart, of, stone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mahine-Persian
Ptolemaios-Ancient Greek
Gennadygye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-deeRussian
Nitin-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada
PleasancePLEZ-əntsEnglish (Archaic)
Rayen-Native American, Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)