'Unbending' definitions:
Definition of 'unbending'
From: WordNet
adjective
Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid, unbending]
Definition of 'Unbending'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [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] -- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Unbending'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [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]
Synonyms of 'unbending'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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