Found 3 items, similar to unbending.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: unbending
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: unbending
unbending
adj : incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances;
“a
rigid disciplinarian”;
“an inflexible law”;
“an
unbending will to dominate” [syn:
inflexible,
rigid]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Unbending
Unbend
\Un*bend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Unbent; 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.
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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.
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You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak.
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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.
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Unbending
\Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.]
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1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main.
--Pope.
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2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
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It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
hour. --Rowe.
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Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. --
Un*bend"ing*ness, n.
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