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English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

inflexible and not yielding
very reserved, aloof and antisocial

Verb form

unbending

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Unbending \Un*bend"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.
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Flies o'er the 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*ness, n.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Unbend \Un*bend"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent
([u^]n*b[e^]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.
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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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WordNet unbending
adj : incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an
unbending will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid]

Moby Dictionary
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