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unbending¹

Rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ

adjective more unbending · most unbending

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

    Similar: remote, standoffish, aloof, cool, distant, frosty, hankty, hard-to-get, offish, quiet, strange, thorny

unbending²

Rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ

Where it comes from

From unbend + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of unbend

noun unbendings

  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.

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adj inflexible

Françaisinflexible
Deutschunbeugsam, unnachgiebig
Italianoinflessibile

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"unbending." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unbending. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

unbending. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unbending

Chicago

"unbending." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unbending.

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@misc{unbending_2026,
  title = {unbending},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbending},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}