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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
unbending \unbend"ing\, a. in senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.
1. not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
1913 webster
flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the
main. --pope.
1913 webster
2. unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
1913 webster
3. unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
1913 webster
4. devoted to relaxation or amusement. r.
1913 webster
it may entertain your lordships at an unbending
hour. --rowe.
1913 webster -- unbend"ingly, adv. --
unbend"ingness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
unbend"ingly unbend"ingness
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
unbend \unbend"\ u^nbe^nd", v. t. imp. p. p. unbent
u^nbe^nt"; p. pr. vb. n. unbending. 1st pref.
un- + bend.
1. to free from flexure; to make, or allow to become,
straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
1913 webster
2. a remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for
a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or
care.
1913 webster
you do unbend your noble strength. --shak.
1913 webster
3. naut.
a to unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to
which they are attached for use.
b to cast loose or untie, as a rope.
1913 webster
see also:
unbent unbending
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
unbending
adj : incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an
unbending will to dominate" syn: inflexible, rigid
see also:
inflexible rigid
- [4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
127 moby thesaurus words for "unbending":
adamant, adamantine, aloof, arrowlike, cast-iron, constant,
dead straight, direct, distant, dour, even, firm, fixed, flat,
flinty, fundamentalist, grim, hard, hard-core, hidebound,
horizontal, immovable, immutable, implacable, impliable, in a line,
inductile, inelastic, inexorable, inextensible, inextensile,
inextensional, inflexible, insociable, intractable, intractile,
intransigent, iron, ironbound, ironclad, ironhanded,
irreconcilable, irresilient, level, lineal, linear, loyal,
muscle-bound, nonelastic, nonstretchable, obdurate, obstinate,
offish, orthodox, procrustean, purist, puristic, puritan,
puritanic, rectilineal, rectilinear, relentless, reserved, right,
rigid, rigorist, rigoristic, rigorous, rock-ribbed, rockbound,
ruler-straight, set, settled, single-minded, smooth, sot,
standoffish, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stern, stiff,
straight, straight-cut, straight-front, straight-side,
straightlaced, straitlaced, streamlined, stubborn, true,
unaffected, unalterable, unapproachable, unbent, unbowed, unbroken,
unchangeable, uncommunicative, uncompromising, uncurved,
undeflectable, undeflected, undeviating, undistorted, unextendible,
unextensible, unflappable, unflexible, ungiving, uninterrupted,
unlimber, unmalleable, unmoved, unpliable, unpliant, unrelenting,
unshaken, unswayable, unswerving, untractable, unturned,
unyielding, upright, vertical, withdrawn
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