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unbending en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From un- + bending.

Meanings

  1. inflexible and not yielding
  2. very reserved, aloof and asocial

Forms

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more unbending Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unbending Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unbendingly · unbendingness

Synonyms

unbending · remote · unapproachable · hankty · frosty · offish · hard-to-get · thorny · strange · distant · quiet · unimpressionable · undemonstrative · remote · touch-me-not-ish · standoffish · uninvolved · aloof · standoffish · cool

Translations (14)

mi torotika (inflexible) · nl onbuigzaam (inflexible) · pdt stiew (inflexible) · fi taipumaton (inflexible) · de unbeugsam (inflexible) · bg твърд (inflexible) · de unnachgiebig (inflexible) · it inflessibile (inflexible) · grc ἄκαμπτος (inflexible) · la rigens (inflexible) · fr inflexible (inflexible) · pl nieugięty (inflexible) · bg несгъваем (inflexible) · eo nefleksiĝa (inflexible)

unbending en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From unbend + -ing.

Meanings

  1. The act of one who unbends.
    • He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings. 1838, The Eclectic Review:

Forms

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unbendings Number=Plur lexicographic

unbending en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From unbend + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of unbend
    form of unbend