# flinty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflɪnti/ · frequency rank #92,615

## Definitions
1. Resembling or containing flint; hard like flint.
2. Siliceous (including basanite).
3. Showing a lack of emotion.
4. Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.

## Etymology
From flint + -y.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flinty