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un·bend·ing
unbending
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
ben
dIng
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
rigid or strict.
- synonyms:
- inflexible, rigid, stern, strict
- similar words:
- grim, hard, intractable, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, pertinacious, resistant, stiff, stubborn, uncompromising, unyielding
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definition 2: |
forbidding or aloof.
an unbending demeanor- synonyms:
- aloof, austere, forbidding, stern
- similar words:
- uninviting
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related words: |
austere, inflexible, precise, rigid, stern, stringent, tough |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
the act of becoming less rigid or more relaxed.
- synonyms:
- relaxation, unwinding
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derivations: |
unbendingly (adv.), unbendingness (n.) |
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