Category:Unbending

Un*bend"ing, a. Etym: [in senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + Bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.]

1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; Stiff; -- applied to material things. Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope.

2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; Inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.

3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract Ideas; as, unbending truths.

4. 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.