unbending
unbending is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
- 2.Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
- 3.Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.] It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. Rowe. -- Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*bend"ing*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adamant
- adamantean
- adamantine
- block
- board
- bone
- bony
- brick
- buckram
- calculous
- callosity
- cartilage
- cartilaginous
- cast
- cement
- concrete
- corneous
- crag
- crystal
- crystallization
- deal
- durity
- firm
- flint
- fossil
- granite
- granitic
- gritty
- hard
- harden
- hardness
- hardware
- heart
- horny
- indurate
- indurated
- induration
- inflexibility
- inflexible
- iron
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is unbending.
- What is unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons called?
- What is unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths called?
- What is devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.] It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. Rowe. -- Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*bend"ing*ness, n called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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